It would be safe to say that Chelsea need to strengthen their squad significantly in the summer, irrespective of how this season ends or what happens with the manager. This roster is simply not goog enough, no matter which way you look at it. That failure is on the part of BlueCo, who have spent more than a billion pounds but have not been able to put together a team that consistently qualifies for the Champions League.
Fans have been calling out for experienced signings to be made for years now. Finally, it looks like the ownership might be starting to listen as well.
Behdad Egbahli mentioned the club’s need to sign ‘ready-made’ players while speaking publicly recently. Let’s wait and watch the profile they go for in the upcoming summer transfer window.
On the other hand, it is important for the club to keep hold of Cobham’s best. Some of them have left in recent years and proven themselves as quality players elsewhere. Some names that come to mind are Michael Olise, Jamal Musiala, Lewis Hall, amongst others.
Fabrizio Romano confirms Chelsea have agreed professional deal with defender
One highly-rated player currently part of the Chelsea youth ranks is Calvin Diakite. The English youth international is capable of playing as both a left-back and a centre-back.
Fabrizio Romano has confirmed that Chelsea have agreed a professional deal with Daikite. The agreement is valid until the summer of 2028.
We can only wish Diakite the best as he now starts his journey towards the senior team. Hopefully, he will prove successful in that attempt.
Chelsea’s transfer policy has stopped Cobham graduates to a certain extent
It is worth noting that Chelsea’s transfer model in recent years has been based around signing one wonderkid after another from around the globe. Naturally, it has had an adverse effect on the Cobham talent.
When the club has already made a multi-million-pound investment on a youngster, he is much more likely to get a chance ahead of academy youngsters. As a result, many have understandably chosen to leave early in their careers in search of opportunities elsewhere and succeeded as well.
But as we have seen, Cobham has produced some of the brightest talents in the game today. Perhaps BlueCo need to be looking closer to home rather than trying to go out and trying to sign the ‘next big thing’ all the time.
