With Chelsea FC widely accused of wasting young talents, let’s take a look at the five starlets on loan this season with the best chance of breaking into the blues’ first 11 next season.
Nathaniel Chalobah
The Sierra Leone-born starlet is widely expected to be loaned out again to the championship this season when the loan window opens, with Watford,Nottingham Forest and Wigan showing the most interest.
The England under-21 international hugely impressed while on loan at Watford last season -leading the hornets to the championship play-offs, scoring five goals in the process.
Romelu Lukaku
Many fans were left baffled by Mourinho’s decision to send out ‘the new Drogba’ to Everton on a season-long loan.
After a hugely successful loan spell at WBA last season, where he plundered 17 goals in 20 starts, many expected Lukaku to lead the line at Chelsea this season especially with Torres and Ba misfiring badly in front of goal.
Thibaut Courtois
At the tender age of just 21, the Belgian starlet -on his third loan spell at Athletico Madrid- is already considered one of the top goalkeepers in the world, and had it not been for the imperious consistent form of Petr Cech, he would surely be the No.1 at Stamford Bridge this season.
Oriol Romeu
After a promising start to his Chelsea career under Andre Villas-boas and later Benitez, the young Spaniard’s development was hampered by a serious knee injury that ruled him out for the majority of last season.
He has been farmed out to Valencia and if he can regain full fitness and form, he should be able to nail down a spot in Chelsea’s midfield in the near future.
Christian Atsu
Signed with very little fanfare from FC Porto this summer, Christian Atsu was immediately loaned out to Vitesse Arnheim in the Dutch league.
With the embarrassment of riches Chelsea currently have in the advanced midfield positions, Atsu wasn’t going to see much first-team football this season and hence the loan.
Blessed with frightening pace, expect Atsu to grace the Stamford bridge turf for years to come.
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