Chelsea could end up selling 20-year-old prospect in January rated by Wayne Rooney

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Chelsea youngster Dylan Williams could end up moving away from Stamford Bridge this month.

That is according to a report from The Evening Standard.

Dylan Williams, 20, joined Chelsea two years ago from Championship club Derby County.

The Blues defender is still yet to make his first-team debut for the club, but he’s a regular in the Under-21s team.

Now, there’s speculation about a potential January exit away from West London.

The Evening Standard has claimed that Chelsea youngster Williams is a possible January target for clubs.

It is explained that the 20-year-old could be sold or loaned in this New Year.

The versatile defender, who can play left-back or centre-back, still has 18 months left on his deal at Stamford Bridge. However, it’s alarming that the report mentions his possible sale in this window.

Chelsea could sell Dylan Williams

We’re a bit surprised that Williams hasn’t had a first team look-in this season at a time whenn Mauricio Pochettino’s squad has been very short of available left-backs. Both Ben Chilwell and Marc Cucurella have missed large spells of the campaign so far due to respective injury problems.

The former Derby player, who did play nine first-team games for them, previously worked under Wayne Rooney.

Interestingly, The Athletic claimed a couple of years ago that Rooney is a ‘keen admirer’ of Williams after coaching him. In fact, people close to the young player credit Rooney for part of his development.

We’d prefer Williams to pick up a short-term loan deal for the second half of the season before deciding his future, but we’ll wait and see how things turn out in January.