Something that has been clear since the new owners came in at Chelsea is that they are putting as much effort into signing stars for the future as they are making signings for the current day.
Of all the additions made to the squad in the last summer transfer window, a lot of excitement surrounds one player who hasn’t even joined up with the first team yet.
The Blues paid big money to secure the services of Estevao Willian ahead of the likes of PSG, and are set to see him join up with the squad at the end of this season.
The likes of Kendry Paez and Aaron Anselmino will also be arriving with high fanfare, as the Blues look to build a team capable of competing for years to come.
However, this has reportedly caused worries amongst the academy at Cobham that the pathway for graduates to the first team is not so clear. One of the most promising youngsters there right now is Kiano Dyer.
It was reported that Dyer would get chances to play for Chelsea in the Conference League this season, however has only even been an unused substitute once this season.
According to the Mail Online, there are a number of elite sides from both England and abroad that are keeping tabs on his situation to potentially snap him up.
Liverpool took advantage of this route to sign Rio Ngumoha from Chelsea over the summer, with him also seen as one of their more promising talents.
John Terry was notably gutted Ngumoha had left the Blues after working closely with him with the academy.
With Chelsea already guaranteed progression in the Conference League after just half of their group games, there should be opportunities for Enzo Maresca to give a number of youngsters more of a chance to feature.
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