Tino Livramento was always a highly rated academy player, who ended up leaving Chelsea because of a desperate lack of first team chances. After turning out to be as good as everyone expected, he moved on to Newcastle, where he’s become a regular starter.
The Magpies then bought Lewis Hall direct from Chelsea a year ago, and the Cobham left back has been gradually working his way into the team at St James’ Park.
The success of those operations for the Magpies, who took advantage of the frantic spending that the Blues had done and then needed home grown sales to compensate for, may have inspired them to try the same thing again.
The i claim that 18 year old Josh Acheampong, considered by many the best talent in his age group at Chelsea right now, could be next.
He’s able to play in the middle of defence or at right back, he looks brilliant physically and on the ball – like all Cobham products.
Chelsea refuse to learn their lessons with young talent
What’s frustrating is seeing Chelsea make the same mistakes here that they did with Hall and Livramento, and so many other really promising players. Last weekend provides a perfect example. Malo Gusto is out, Reece James is out. We’re playing Bournemouth, not Man City. Yet Acheampong, who looks great as a right back, is left out.
Now only does he not get a start, he’s not even on the bench. How is he supposed to feel there’s a pathway when he can’t even be third choice? We all knew we would get a wobbly showing from Axel Disasi out of position over there, was there really any need to have it confirmed? Once again, other teams are looking set to cash in on our hard work developing players, while we hand out silly money to average imports.
If i were a chelsea academy player i would get out asap, boahly and co do not have a clue ,keep paying top money for very average players and dont give the academy players a chance, get out dont sign contracts just look a liveramento and
Hall at Newcastle, you will waste a few years then be sold for a few bob so boahly can buy some useless knob from abroad.