Chelsea could be about to secure themselves another affiliated club in the form of Turkish side Trabzonspor.
According to reports in Turkey from Fotomac, the club’s president Mesut Caglar Bozoglu has confirmed that talks over a potential agreement have taken place.
We will give you the best young players in our team. Chelsea and we had talks about forming a sister club. If this happens, our players can go there and take different trainings and see different environments. This brings vision.
Fans may remember that former Blues Jose Bosingwa and Florent Malouda had spells with the Turkish club towards the latter stages of their careers.
Chelsea already hold a similar partnership with Vitesse in the Eredivisie, while they have also developed very good relationships with clubs in around Europe over the years.
This is not the first time a new club has come into the conversation, there have been previous reports that suggested the Blues could also look to Germany and France for clubs to send their youngsters out on loan too.
After enduring mixed success with Vitesse over the years, the Blues may be considering their options.
Despite the recent success of Mason Mount in the Netherlands, a host of players have taken the move to Vitesse and failed to impress there.
