Todd Boehly already has next global USMNT & MLS wonderkid after summer transfer

Chelsea news: The Blues have continued to invest heavily in their youth department as Todd Boehly plans for the future at Stamford Bridge

Chelsea's devotion to signing up the best young players across the world has attracted it's fair share of criticism since Todd Boehly took over the club last summer but it's nothing new. The Blues have always acted as a farm for teenage talent.

Already possessing one of the best groups of junior players with world class facilities, Cobham has an incredible history of graduates. Boehly is keen to drive up the standards at the lower ages, though, and has shown extreme commitment to that cause so far.

Since the summer, Chelsea have already signed five listed first-team teenage players for a combined £65m. Others have gone into the academy or loan set-up including Omari Hutchinson and Cesare Casadei, who would raise that price beyond £75m. Then there are those that have come from other academies across England.

It has made for quite the array of players from all reaches of the world. One of the markets tapped into has even been the MLS. Now becoming a rich source of talent for clubs to access, scout and recruit from, the American top flight is producing some standout players attracting more and more attention in the Premier League.

With ever-growing access to US markets there is no surprise to see names appearing on these lists and Boehly may well have gotten in early to secure a bargain of a deal for Chelsea.