‘100% sure’: 19-year-old Chelsea player is convinced he’s about to go to another level under Pochettino

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Chelsea midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu is confident that Mauricio Pochettino can take him to another level.

The Blues signed Lesley Ugochukwu from Rennes over the summer and the 19-year-old thinks Mauricio Pochettino is the perfect manager for him.

Speaking to talkSPORT, he said: “He’s a man who has a lot of experience with Southampton, Tottenham and PSG so he’s trained big teams and now Chelsea. I’m 100% sure that he’s going to take me to another level, for sure.”

Ugochukwu made his first league start for Chelsea in their 0-0 draw with Bournemouth earlier this month. And with Romeo Lavia out injured, he could be set for more game time.

The French youngster has played in four of the Blues’ Premier League matches in total.

Mauricio Pochettino will be glad to have Lesley Ugochukwu

With Chelsea having also signed Lavia and Moises Caicedo in the summer and Ugochukwu still being 19, a loan move may have been good for him.

That being said, Pochettino will surely be pleased to still have the former Rennes man around.

Chelsea have picked up so many injuries recently and in midfield. Caicedo missed their draw with Bournemouth and while he is available again, Lavia is still out.

Carney Chukwuemeka remains sidelined as well, so Pochettino is having to contend with a lot of problems.

It helps, then, that he is able to call upon Ugochukwu, who is now hoping to grow and develop as a footballer under the Argentine.

When everyone is fit again, it will be interesting to see what happens with Ugochukwu. But for now, you would expect him to get minutes, even if it is just off the bench, while Chelsea always look one day away from another injury.