Bompastor 'really likes' pressure of succeeding Hayes

New Chelsea head Sonia Bompastor says she "really likes nan pressure" of succeeding Emma Hayes and "wants to build from her legacy".

Hayes left nan Blues astatine nan extremity of nan season to return complaint of nan United States, aft winning her 5th successive Women's Super League title and her seventh overall.

Former Lyon leader Bompastor, 44, has won a drawstring of home and European honours and says she wants to proceed Chelsea's success.

Speaking successful her first news convention since taking nan reins, Bompastor said: "I conscionable consciousness a fortunate head to person this opportunity to build from Emma and person this opportunity to show who I americium arsenic a head but besides arsenic a person."

Hayes won 14 awesome honours during her 12 years successful complaint of Chelsea.

The Frenchwoman said she hopes to return Chelsea 1 measurement further and guideline nan nine to their first Champions League title.

"I already told everyone that we are present to triumph each azygous title, each azygous game, truthful this is why I came," she said.

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