Bertrand Traore has hit out at Chelsea’s youth policy after questioning why he was loaned out to Ajax this season, the Evening Standard reports.
The striker, who featured heavily for Antonio Conte in pre-season, has scored two goals in ten games for the Eredivisie side, but was left confused by the club’s decision to loan him out this season.
The 21-year-old said:
I felt, and feel, that I am ready for Chelsea. I did not see the loan overall [picture]. Why did I play so much in pre-season? Why was I allowed to participate so often under Guus Hiddink [last season]? Why do young players get no real chance at Chelsea?
The Blues’ youth policy has come under intense scrutiny in recent years, and a youth player has not graduated from the academy and cemented a place in the senior side since John Terry in 1998.
Conte, however, looks set to change that and has given the likes of Nathaniel Chalobah, Ola Aina and Ruben Loftus-Cheek a number of opportunities to impress this season, whilst also including Dominic Solanke in the Blues’ match-day squads on a regular basis.
Despite his frustrations, though, Traore is determined to impress during his time in Holland.
I want to win all there is to win with Ajax and to be important for the team.
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