EX-CHELSEA star Cesar Azpilicueta had a fantastic career with The Blues and now he has turned his attention to non-league.
The two-time Premier League champion featured over 500 times for Chelsea, but saw his time in West London come to an end this summer.
The Spaniard signed for LaLiga outfit Atletico Madrid last month and has already become an important part of Diego Simeone’s starting XI.
It’s not just Chelsea and Atletico where Azpilicueta has a vested interest, but also English non-league club Hashtag United.
The 33-year-old is an investor in the Isthmian League Premier Division side and was appointed as a board member for the Essex outfit in April.
The unconventional club was founded in 2016 by YouTuber Spencer Owen and has built a huge online following in the past seven years.
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Playing in the seventh division of English football, it is a far cry from anything Azpilicueta has done in his career.
The experienced defender has almost won it all with Chelsea including the Premier League, Champions League, Europa League, FA Cup, League Cup, UEFA Supercup and the FIFA Club World Cup.
But Hashtag United have big ambitions to get to the same places with owner Owen hoping that Azpilicueta can help them get there.
Speaking to Insider, he said: “As one of our directors, [Cesar Azpilicueta] owns part of the club, so we want to try and make sure that we are exploiting that opportunity as best as we can in regards to bringing people in that want to help further our journey,
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"We've got tremendous support, a tremendous club following, but if we want to kick on and do what this club really could achieve, with this fanbase, there is only one league that's got that fanbase, it's called the Premier League.
“How do we get there? Right now, the way it's set up, we need hundreds of millions of pounds. We don't have that. If anyone listening has, give us a call."
Azpilicueta may not have all the funds that Hashtag United require just yet, but he can certainly help them with what he does have.
According to Capology, the former Chelsea captain has earned a whopping £60million during his career so far.
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