Date: 19th June 2019 at 5:05am
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Chelsea took to Twitter to wish former defender Alex a happy birthday. It seems the tweet was full of Chelsea fans who wished the Brazilian well, after his eight long years at the club.

Chelsea signed Alex for a fee of £5 million from Brazilian club Santos, back in the summer of 2004. Alex enjoyed a good five-year career at Stamford Bridge, winning one Premier League title and two FA Cups during his stint. However, Alex will always be known to Chelsea fans for his brilliant free-kick taking ability, with his free-kick again Middlesbrough in 2008 a highlight in the Brazilians goal-scoring.

By the reactions from the Chelsea fans on Twitter, it would seem Alex has a great relationship with the Stamford Bridge faithful.

Here is a selection of tweets from Chelsea fans wishing Alex a happy birthday and reminiscing about his time at the club, after the club tweeted about him on Tuesday:

 

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