Chelsea announce the signing of veteran striker Danny Welbeck

[p]The Englishman arrives following a career revival on the south coast, but built a name for himself first after coming through [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-united/ppjDR086/"]Manchester United[/a]'s academy and then during a five-year stint with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Arsenal[/a].[/p][p]Signing [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/welbeck-danny/86PvpO11/"]Welbeck[/a] represents a shift in transfer strategy from the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chelsea/4fGZN2oK/"]Blues[/a], who are looking to add more experience under new manager Xabi Alonso.[/p][p]The 35-year-old has featured 400 times in the Premier League, scoring 90 goals and registering 38 assists.[/p][p]The club are also close to completing the signing of 36-year-old [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/henderson-jordan/UFMlUD6r/"]Jordan Henderson[/a].[/p][embed guid="8df71de4-e93d-4164-9402-ebde2b33db50" url="https://x.com/ChelseaFC/status/2083583538746818771" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"I’m really honoured to come to a club of this stature at what feels like a really exciting time. I know a few of the boys already and I’ve had fantastic conversations with the manager and already feel that connection," [/b]Welbeck said in a statement.[/p][p][b]"I’ve got that fire in my belly and I'm ready to give it everything for this club to make everyone at Chelsea, and the supporters, proud."[/b][/p][p]A product of United's academy, Welbeck broke into the first team in 2008 and won the Premier League title under Alex Ferguson, as well as two League Cups.[/p][p]He joined Arsenal in 2014, scoring 32 goals in 126 appearances across all competitions during a five-year spell before a season at Watford.[/p][p]He moved to Brighton in 2020 and went on to become a key figure for the south-coast club.[/p][p]Welbeck also scored 16 goals for England during an international career spanning eight years.[/p]