What's mildly interesting is that this could demonstrate that the youth players are already, and rightly, seeing no pathway to getting into the bomb squad, let alone the first team.
Chelseas academy has been genuinely successful in the last decade, James, Mount, Gallagher, Solanke, Nketiah, Abraham, Hudson Odoi, Christensen, Olise, Broja, Chalobah, Tomori, Coliwell, Gilmore have all come through it at various stages. Very few clubs have produced that level of players playing at the highest level and it's been key to them balancing the books. The point here is that it wouldn't surprise me whatsoever if there isn't more young, exciting players that can be tempted away. I'm sure many scouts are circling like vultures.
