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Ukraine Bolt said:
They're welcome to say hi to a fully fit Reece James and Tomori back then. We don't have that luxury anymore, now they're being blocked by worse foreign imports. 
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You mean Tomori who was frozen out for a year in favour of a bang average Zouma?

 
Being frozen out from all teams until this is sorted is unnecessary.

He literally can minutes against the likes of Shamrock Rovers or other weaker teams in the Europa Conference League for example.

I don’t see the point of that move, it’s the equivalent of blackmail IMO.

 
Argo said:
You mean Tomori who was frozen out for a year in favour of a bang average Zouma?
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Zouma was near enough an academy lad anyway. 

You named two lads that left while at the time we had James/Tomori/Tammy/CHO/Mount all getting regular minutes. Now who do we have? Reece when he's fit. 

 
So , another academy player is publicly vilified and punished by our Club .

It's obviously an excuse to eventually sell another  "pure profit" youngster who has been with us since the age of 8.

 
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Chelsea's young academy defender Josh Acheampong is training with the first team again ahead of a trip to Heidenheim in the Conference League.

The 18-year-old looked on the verge of making his breakthrough under manager Enzo Maresca but an impasse over signing a new contract has led to his exile since late September.

Acheampong has not played for either Chelsea's first-team or in academy matches for over two months.

The unprecedented move to squeeze Acheampong, who still has more than 18 months left on his contract, has raised eyebrows in some quarters but a return to senior training may be viewed as a positive development.

Acheampong, who was integral in pre-season and played in the first-team against Barrow earlier this season, may have seen the situation partly change due to injuries to Reece James and Malo Gusto. He is viewed as the next right back in line to play when those two are out.

The limited options at Maresca's disposal and a match against lesser opposition would typically be viewed as an opportunity for Acheampong to further his development.

A number of big first-team players were not pictured in Chelsea’s open training session today, signalling heavy rotation is to be expected. Academy players Kiano Dyer, Shim Mhueka and Tyrique George were also in the group.

Maresca will likely be questioned on Acheampong at his press conference in Germany at 7pm tonight.

 
Apparently the Bayern and Liverpool interest is what has him stalling. Progress has been made in someway, however. 

 
Sconnie Blue said:
Apparently the Bayern and Liverpool interest is what has him stalling. Progress has been made in someway, however. 
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I mean if with Reece breaking down yet again, an out of sorts Gusto and Disasi being the ones you need to get past does not encourage you to believe you can make it here then he would be better off leaving. That is very limited competition.

 
The Rising Sun said:
So , another academy player is publicly vilified and punished by our Club .

It's obviously an excuse to eventually sell another  "pure profit" youngster who has been with us since the age of 8.
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Having read a bit more about this situation since, I'm not sure if I agree with this anymore.

Another way to look at it is that Acheampong, who is someone that Chelsea has invested in since the age of 8, will leave in 1.5 year's time with no compensation to the club for it's investment.

Unlike the situation with Tariq Lamptey, Reece James and Tino Livramento, where the club had to choose one from 3 potential EPL-quality RBs, Acheampong is still very much an unknown first-team quantity with potential. There is a lot of risk for the club and very little for the player in this situation.

 
Chelsea’s Josh Acheampong close to signing new contract – Enzo Maresca








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Enzo Maresca has confirmed Chelsea academy graduate Josh Acheampong is close to signing a new contract and is set start his first senior game for the club against Astana tomorrow night.

The Athleticexclusively reported in October that the 18-year-old had been frozen out of all Chelsea teams because negotiations over a new deal had broken down.

But there have been increasing signs of a reconciliation in recent weeks as Acheampong trained with the senior squad ahead of their Conference League match at Heidenheim a fortnight ago. The defender also played for the Under-21 side for the first time in two months when he came on as a substitute against Derby County on November 29.

Acheampong’s contract runs out in 2026 but Maresca believes an extension is nearly finalised. He said: “With Josh it is all quite clear. We all love Josh, the club loves Josh, I love Josh and we are trying to find an agreement. We are close, we are almost there. We’ll see.”

A further indication of the teenager’s improved situation is he is in line to face Astana in Chelsea’s UEFA Conference match in Kazakhstan. Maresca added: “He is in the squad and is probably going to play from the start.”

Maresca also confirmed a number of senior players will be left behind so they can concentrate on preparing for the Premier League fixture at home to Brentford on Sunday.

One of the players who is remaining at Cobham is winger Noni Madueke, who is expected to start at the weekend due to Pedro Neto being suspended.
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Best of the younger players today. I don't want us to sell this guy. With James never being available and Gusto struggling to adapt this season, I think there is a route for him into the first team in the future.

 
Scott Harris said:
Best of the younger players today. I don't want us to sell this guy. With James never being available and Gusto struggling to adapt this season, I think there is a route for him into the first team in the future.
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Easily. 

Acheampong can easily fill in as a traditional right back, or in the more likely case, fill in for Fofana as that outside RCB. James and Fofana are injury prone so he will have a sh*t ton of opportunities. There are a lot of options.

In my world, I'd sell the Monaco chuckle brothers + Tosin, bring in Tah for the experience and Araujo to rotate with Colwill. 

Gusto/Acheampong/James    Tah/Fofana   Colwill/Araujo  Cucurella/Veiga​
 
Sconnie Blue said:
Easily. 

Acheampong can easily fill in as a traditional right back, or in the more likely case, fill in for Fofana as that outside RCB. James and Fofana are injury prone so he will have a sh*t ton of opportunities. There are a lot of options.

In my world, I'd sell the Monaco chuckle brothers + Tosin, bring in Tah for the experience and Araujo to rotate with Colwill. 

Gusto/Acheampong/James    Tah/Fofana   Colwill/Araujo  Cucurella/Veiga​
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No way he is staying to be 3rd or effectively 4th choice RB. There is an Enzo conundrum in the middle of the park that shifts Caicedo to RB already. I also can’t see us buying 2 new CBs in the summer. Tah is in talks with Bayern & Barca, so he is off your list.

His agent can point to Lewis Hall moving to Newcastle in the summer and already becoming a starter, and an England international to boot. These new generation won’t hang around to be 3rd/4th choice for a position, when 17-18yr old players are starting around Europe for top clubs. 

 
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ducavis said:
No way he is staying to be 3rd or effectively 4th choice RB. There is an Enzo conundrum in the middle of the park that shifts Caicedo to RB already. I also can’t see us buying 2 new CBs in the summer. Tah is in talks with Bayern & Barca, so he is off your list.

His agent can point to Lewis Hall moving to Newcastle in the summer and already becoming a starter, and an England international to boot. These new generation won’t hang around to be 3rd/4th choice for a position, when 17-18yr old players are starting around Europe for top clubs. 
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I'm sorry but neither Barca or Bayern are as exciting as the current Chelsea project. 

The Premier league is the best league in the world and anyone can see what is currently happening here. We're setup to dominate for a decade. 

 
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