Some at Chelsea think they’ve got a 20-year-old youngster who’s better than Benoit Badiashile already

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Reports have claimed that some at Chelsea believe they have a youngster who should be playing for the first team more right now.

According to The Independent, there are some who are part of the academy that believe that Bashir Humphreys is good enough to be playing a lot more than an established first team name such as Benoit Badiashile.

Humphreys is currently on loan in the Championship, with him featuring regularly for Swansea City.

In his first loan in England, he has established himself as one of the key players over there, after it was claimed that he was not too far away from first team football at Stamford Bridge.

The 20-year-old himself claimed that manager Mauricio Pochettino wanted him to stay with the club for this campaign, after using him a lot during pre-season and even in an EFL Cup game.

He has been tipped for big things already in his career, however now reports are claiming that some think he should already be further along.

Some think Humphreys is better than Badiashile

It has been claimed that there is a belief among some that he should be ahead of Badiashile in terms of playing time.

The Frenchman has returned from a long-term injury midway through this season, and has certainly looked as if he has needed some time to get up to speed with things.

He is currently back on the treatment table, although his presence in training recently has shown that he could be close to being involved again soon.

An option to rotate with is certainly desirable right now, with Levi Colwill being forced to feature on the left of defence due to injury concerns elsewhere.

This has seen a player like Thiago Silva forced to feature near enough every week, which is crazy when taking into account that he turned 39 earlier this season.