£23m Chelsea youngster is the ‘most likely’ player to join Strasbourg next on loan

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Chelsea youngster Lesley Ugochukwu could be heading to France to join Ligue 1 club Strasbourg.

That is according to a report from The Evening Standard.

Blues attacker Angelo Gabriel, 18, completed his move earlier this week to Strasbourg.

It sounds like the business between the two clubs isn’t done yet, which is no big surprise as the Blues have a majority stake in the French side as they build a multi-club model.

The Evening Standard has claimed that Chelsea hope to send at least one more of their players on loan to Strasbourg.

It is understood that Lesley Ugochukwu is the ‘most likely’ Chelsea player to follow Angelo to the sister-club.

The report explains that Ugochukwu was handed the No 16 shirt by Chelsea despite the fact he could be leaving on loan this campaign.

Signed for £23million (BBC) at the start of August, Ugochukwu is still a brand new face at Chelsea.

The 19-year-old defensive midfielder is only into his second week at Stamford Bridge, but there’s already talk of him leaving and returning to France for a year.

He earned his high-profile transfer to Chelsea this summer after his performances in Ligue 1 with Rennes, so a return to the French top division wouldn’t be the worst decision to make.

It should all be down to Blues head coach Mauricio Pochettino to decide if there’s a viable route for him into the first team right now.

There’s no doubt Chelsea are lacking strength in depth in the midfield position right now, but there’s various links in the transfer rumour mill to signing new defensive midfield options.