A rather shocking rumour started doing the rounds on Sunday night to do with Carney Chukwuemeka.
Gianluca Di Marzio stated on his website that AC Milan were interested in taking the midfielder on loan from Chelsea – that’s not the surprising bit though. After a wasted year at Chelsea he needs a loan, and if he was feeling brave, Milan could be a great spot to blossom.
The surprising part was that there was apparently going to be a buy option included in the deal. This made no sense to us – we only bought him a year ago and have barely given him a chance, why would we want to give anyone the chance to buy him now?
Chelsea have not changed their stance about Carney Chukwuemeka: no plan to include any buy option clause in case of loan deal as Carney is considered part of the future project. 🔵 #CFC
Loan is not even guaranteed yet as it depends on Pochettino final choice & more outgoings. pic.twitter.com/AYSY56YPQQ
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 12, 2023
And indeed today Fabrizio Romano has come out to crush the rumours of a buy option – he even says that a loan isn’t “guaranteed yet” as new manager Mauricio Pochettino will want to check out his whole squad and what he has at his disposal before making any major decisions like that.
That sounds a lot more realistic. Given the slew of midfielder sales we’re making this summer, Carney could well find he’s in line for a lot more minutes this season, and he might end up thinking a loan is a bad move after all.
Whatever happens, there are no plans to sell him, or even give other clubs the chance to buy him. That is concrete.
