Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta is helping ease any communication problems with new signing Thiago Silva.
The 36-year-old was recruited this summer to bring a veteran presence to Frank Lampard's back-line.
And because Silva doesn't speak English, right-back Azpilicueta is helping him marshal the troopsby speaking French.
Fellow centre-back Kurt Zouma and goalkeeper Edouard Mendy also speak French.
"Yes it's true, we were communicating in French," Azpi told the club's website.
"I speak French, as does Thiago, and obviously Kurt [Zouma] does as well. It was a good way for us to talk at the back. Edu [Mendy] in goal speaks French too, so it was the best way for us.
"We try to help out as much as possible with the players that don't speak English at the moment and it is no problem for us. Thiago also speaks the same language as Jorginho, so he can communicate with him too.
"I think language is secondary though. Football is a universal game and for people like Thiago, he's been around the game for a long time and can lead others even without speaking the language so well.
"We want to make the adaptation as easy as possible for the new players and if we have to speak French in defence until the guys understand English, then that is fine."
