Chelsea's teenage winger Samuel Illing-Junior is being watched by a host of Europe's top clubs, including Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Ajax and Schalke.
The Blues are keen to keep hold of Illing-Junior but they face losing the 16-year-old for a small compensation fee as his youth contract expires soon and professional terms have not been signed.
PSG and Bayern have had some success in signing youth players from Chelsea, with Marcin Bulka and Jamal Musiala both having left in similar circumstances, while Schalke and Ajax have also been sending scouts to academy games at Cobham to target talent.
England Under-17 international Illing-Junior broke into Chelsea's Under-18 and Under-19 squads ahead of time and he has played in his side's UEFA Youth League campaign.
Frank Lampard has handed debuts to eight players from the club’s academy this season after putting his faith in youth following years of complaints that talent from the country's most successful academy of recent years was not getting a chance to make senior appearances.
But, with the likes of Mason Mount, Tammy Abraham, Fikayo Tomori and Callum Hudson-Odoi playing regularly, other youngsters saw fit to leave in January and there are fears that Illing-Junior could follow the likes of Tariq Lamptey and Clinton Mola out of the academy with the pair having joined Brighton and Stuttgart respectively.
With Chelsea having handed lucrative long-term contracts to so many young academy graduates, the likes of Illing-Junior have concerns about competing with Hudson-Odoi and Mount in the long-term to become a Chelsea player.
Meanwhile, Chelsea have long been monitoring Birmingham City's 16-year-old wonderkid Jude Bellingham but may have problems persuading Tino Anjorin to renew his contract as a result.
Anjorin made his debut for Chelsea this season and he is currently the star attacker of the current group of youngsters breaking through, but he is worried that, along with competing with those already in the first team, signing Bellingham may block his future chances in Lampard's side.
The 18-year-old's contract expires in 2021, although he could be one of several youngsters called into the first-team squad in the coming week as injuries start to mount for Lampard ahead of key games against Tottenham, Bayern Munich and Liverpool.
wusabcklot
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please stay Chelsea I look you new didier drogba
Cicbdmortu
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Wow I salute your passion. To calm down and write this epistle. Youre greet sir
thanks mate
NwoguChrys
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Because of ever hiring of foreign coaches who had no rating of English talent,who would rather sign a below average foreign player to a promising young local talent, Chelsea had no idea what they had in their own rankings and what riches they were sitting on until the ill timed signing ban was slapped on them end of last season. Lucky the selling of Hazard made the post of a head coach as Stamford bridge non attractive to all so called top coaches which our billionaire, the Chelsea owner had preferred to hire but could not because of fear of an early sake as there were no big names left but only ageing players and kids to look at to using as players.ln came Lempard who would also have refused but because he is a legend and would be seen trying to help with the desperate situation offered his help. He is the one who discovered that there was oil under the sends at the club and started dig. Now everyone including those who were once at Stamford bridge and who never at one time cast a glance at the youngsters,are now looking and realising what they missed and all now want part of those riches for the clubs they are managing. Ask Conte and his successor at Stamford bridge what footballing lessons they were given by Boga as hi taw their teams apart single handed. Everyone I. Europe now knows about Chelsea and everyone now is sending scouts to fill those match grounds where our development squad would be playing. Because of poor planning the club is now in trouble because they are producing more products than they can use because of the deadwood bought by the club on the insistence of those foreign coaches they once hired and whom they are struggling to pay of now. I just wish that the stupid board would give Lempard a chance so many more youngsters come through to take over places of the flocking deadwood in the first team then together with the committed and good international players he builds up a strong squad and show that being a local coach does not mean that you are inferior to your European counterparts. Chelsea should start bringing in the good youngsters from the development squad and start using them like they did with the current young squad and forget about some end of the line deadwood they are using now who knows that come summer they are out. My opinion guys.
And I support you wholly
NwoguChrys
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Because of ever hiring of foreign coaches who had no rating of English talent,who would rather sign a below average foreign player to a promising young local talent, Chelsea had no idea what they had in their own rankings and what riches they were sitting on until the ill timed signing ban was slapped on them end of last season. Lucky the selling of Hazard made the post of a head coach as Stamford bridge non attractive to all so called top coaches which our billionaire, the Chelsea owner had preferred to hire but could not because of fear of an early sake as there were no big names left but only ageing players and kids to look at to using as players.ln came Lempard who would also have refused but because he is a legend and would be seen trying to help with the desperate situation offered his help. He is the one who discovered that there was oil under the sends at the club and started dig. Now everyone including those who were once at Stamford bridge and who never at one time cast a glance at the youngsters,are now looking and realising what they missed and all now want part of those riches for the clubs they are managing. Ask Conte and his successor at Stamford bridge what footballing lessons they were given by Boga as hi taw their teams apart single handed. Everyone I. Europe now knows about Chelsea and everyone now is sending scouts to fill those match grounds where our development squad would be playing. Because of poor planning the club is now in trouble because they are producing more products than they can use because of the deadwood bought by the club on the insistence of those foreign coaches they once hired and whom they are struggling to pay of now. I just wish that the stupid board would give Lempard a chance so many more youngsters come through to take over places of the flocking deadwood in the first team then together with the committed and good international players he builds up a strong squad and show that being a local coach does not mean that you are inferior to your European counterparts. Chelsea should start bringing in the good youngsters from the development squad and start using them like they did with the current young squad and forget about some end of the line deadwood they are using now who knows that come summer they are out. My opinion guys.
Wow I salute your passion. To calm down and write this epistle. Youre greet sir
Cicbdmortu
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Because of ever hiring of foreign coaches who had no rating of English talent,who would rather sign a below average foreign player to a promising young local talent, Chelsea had no idea what they had in their own rankings and what riches they were sitting on until the ill timed signing ban was slapped on them end of last season. Lucky the selling of Hazard made the post of a head coach as Stamford bridge non attractive to all so called top coaches which our billionaire, the Chelsea owner had preferred to hire but could not because of fear of an early sake as there were no big names left but only ageing players and kids to look at to using as players.ln came Lempard who would also have refused but because he is a legend and would be seen trying to help with the desperate situation offered his help. He is the one who discovered that there was oil under the sends at the club and started dig. Now everyone including those who were once at Stamford bridge and who never at one time cast a glance at the youngsters,are now looking and realising what they missed and all now want part of those riches for the clubs they are managing. Ask Conte and his successor at Stamford bridge what footballing lessons they were given by Boga as hi taw their teams apart single handed. Everyone I. Europe now knows about Chelsea and everyone now is sending scouts to fill those match grounds where our development squad would be playing. Because of poor planning the club is now in trouble because they are producing more products than they can use because of the deadwood bought by the club on the insistence of those foreign coaches they once hired and whom they are struggling to pay of now. I just wish that the stupid board would give Lempard a chance so many more youngsters come through to take over places of the flocking deadwood in the first team then together with the committed and good international players he builds up a strong squad and show that being a local coach does not mean that you are inferior to your European counterparts. Chelsea should start bringing in the good youngsters from the development squad and start using them like they did with the current young squad and forget about some end of the line deadwood they are using now who knows that come summer they are out. My opinion guys.
Pumilosy
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The young star should come in to replace Pedro not saling The the player
MaddyKotagiri
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Get Anjorin to first team squad replacing Pedro 🙏
petdeil
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Chelsea should give the to loans
Puceknryz
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youngest on loan please not selling.
leeemnrstu
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Let's just loan them instead of selling
Poaabmopsy
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more than you
kokbepsu
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set them free we don't have a good coach so far
Kwaku16
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Why are we so desperate for a winger? We've already got Coman, Gnabry, Batista, Müller, etc.
He's 18. It's definitely a long term signing. Not an urgent one
Sahla_HDP
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Why are we so desperate for a winger? We've already got Coman, Gnabry, Batista, Müller, etc.
Muller is no Winger. He plays there to help the team, but never gave the full potential, when he plays in advanced midfielder or second striker.
Sewabepryz
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Please CFC try as much as possible and renewed the guy contract extension immediately,I am pleading cfc team board
Adolfbaba
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From Callum Hudson-Odoi to Samuel Illing-Junior... What's up with Bayern and Chelsea youngsters?🤔🤔🤨
Yuuklnruy
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Chelsea should better not let him go
why
Yuuklnruy
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I prefer to sell him for Ajax with buy back clause
that's pidgeon bross
dezadekp
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I prefer to sell him for Ajax with buy back clause
tobabilty
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Why are we so desperate for a winger? We've already got Coman, Gnabry, Batista, Müller, etc.
satdimy
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it's good
kasabklptz
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another hudason odai saga better chelsea keep him bayrern want experience player like sane
vunadeopsy
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give him to ajax
lented
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Chelsea have the best academy right now.....that's perfect ...the transfer ban was on their side
stanny1
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Chelsea should better not let him go
Riwacdekr
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Barcelona new signing