Chelsea star Ian Maatsen has reportedly told the Premier League giants that he wants to join Borussia Dortmund on a permanent basis during the summer transfer window.
Maatsen was playing in the Championship with Burnley a year ago before returning to Chelsea and struggling for minutes under Mauricio Pochettino. As a result, he decided he to Germany on loan.
Maatsen - who signed a new deal at Stamford Bridge before departing for BVB - has been on fire for the Bundesliga giants this season, scoring his first-ever Champions League goal earlier this week.
Speaking after Dortmund's 4-2 victory over Atletico Madrid in their Champions League quarter-final tie, Maatsen said he would like to stay in Germany - claiming he feels 'very comfortable' at his loan club.
'I always believed [I could] play for Chelsea but unfortunately for some reason it didn't work out how it should've,' Maatsen told CBS Sports after the game on Tuesday night.
The 22-year-old Dutchman went on to add: 'Now I'm here [at Dortmund] I'm very grateful for the opportunity. I can say I'm very proud of myself.
'I kept believing in myself and came here to experience playing my game at the highest level, playing my game. Today I think I showed a very good performance. I'm very happy.'
Maatsen was spotted as a rising star by Chelsea scouts while playing for PSV Eindhoven and impressed starred in Holland's Under-21 national team set-up before making the move to England six-years ago.
His versatility saw the 5ft 6in defender play at left-back, wing-back, centre-back and in central midfield during his debut season amongst the ranks at Chelsea's Cobham academy before later specialising as a full-back.
Previous manager Frank Lampard handed Maatsen his first-team debut in 2019 after watching him and others exceed expectations in the UEFA Youth League final that same year.
However, senior opportunities were hard to come by and a first loan move to Charlton followed. Maatsen quickly became a fan favourite as he made 35 outings in all competitions and scored his first professional goal against Doncaster.
Chelsea believed a further step-up the EFL period was needed to get the best out of the adaptable star and a move was agreed with Coventry where he again became a regular with 41 appearances and was later named the Championship side's young player of the year.
He then remained in the second-tier with Burnley and scored four goals as the Clarets raced to the title and Maatsen was named in the division's team of the season.
That brings us up to present day where after being deemed surplus to requirements at Stamford Bridge despite the club's ongoing crisis for form and league points was shipped off to Germany where Maatsen is again starring in another loan move.
After making 15 appearances for Chelsea this term, albeit with less than 400 minutes in total, Maatsen arrived in Dortmund with a point to prove after seeing opportunities limited under Pochettino.
He's certainly done that, making a name for himself in Germany and firing a shot past an Oblak to give Borussia Dortmund one-foot in the Champions League's final-four.
ignasiuskasire
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come to man utd and make.the left back yours
saedisyz
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Sop selling good players at the cheapest prices and buying flops and injury prone players at the highest prices, that's nonsense,use your brains please
licbdnstz
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We don’t even need you, you are not fit in the starting line up
johekmtu
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trash bags
Royalhighnex01
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50m is fine
Ketdeimnsu
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oh thank you very much we need the money.
Tiycekruz
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the door is open
yasbeiknop
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let him go for 70 million pounds
oludotunkellington
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pure profit
Kambridge17
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Let him go
Kotcimrty
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sell this player
Sayo_bsp
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He can leave…
Pehcdlmnrt
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cash in faster
Jumachelsea
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no problem Dortmund pair that 60 million you can have him pounds
Yorokiri
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No need for much talk, Dortmund pay up!! Chelsea is well covered in all positions except Center forward position...
KayPhik
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Sell him He won’t be missed
Ebie2000
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Cash in!!!!!!!
Hikcdeiot
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under pontechino many players can live like Cacedei Santos Gabriel Maatsen
hupabiopst
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because he scored that's nonsense let him leave he is left back chilwel cucu those are better than him
Show24real
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He plays more attacking than defending . LB like him can’t shine in EPL So there’s nothing to loose , his an homegrown and gonna be profit for the team
woledaemi
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Stupid headline , nonsense writeup
AlwaysSoccer
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Imagine keeping Cucurella and selling Maatsen. It's clear to see this young lad has enormous potential. Every loan club he's been to, he has performed well.
Wawabeklpy
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WHERE DID HE SAY HE WANTS TO LEAVE CHELSEA ? ? ? HYPOCRITES !
On the head line
wewabdinu
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I was looking for the statement he made that he wants to leave
Yebabpstyz
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WHERE DID HE SAY HE WANTS TO LEAVE CHELSEA ? ? ? HYPOCRITES !
wopcdlosty
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Good idea. Clueless chelsea