Because thats our policy, but youth talent, loan them if they do well bring into team or sell, it's a good policy makes us a lot of money, we are in for all young talent, it's not about stopping out youth its about making money
Yeah, I can see that happening but his release clause is 35m+. To loan a player who cost that much?
Sure why not if he will be worth 50 in 2 years, risk is now in an inflated market if that bubble burst you're left up sh*t street, logic would suggest now is a good time to sell more buy less but then again the bubble could last for years
I imagine we would be looking to agree a fee that is less than his release clause, I also imagine we would be interested in loaning him back there for a year or two in order to aid his development, which should also bring the cost down.
Probably the most feasible strategy. Would be nice to have a CB ready in the next 4-5yrs
While it's wonderful having gathered all this talent to date and who knows perhaps more to come, I can't help wonder how this will affect the moral of the academy players and our home grown young players who have forced their way into the first team squad. While you could argue that it will hopefully push them further, my fear is that they may get despondent and their careers begin fade away.
If they are good enough for chelsea they will play. If not they will play somewhere else. It´s not like LAmpard won´t give them a chance
You're correct in theory, but right now there has never been a more realistic pathway from the academy to the first team, arguably since the 1990s...
Plenty of games to play for. If Lamps managed to bench Ballack, Cole and Obi Mikel back when he was playing, no reason why our academy graduates can't do the same as well
