Chelsea are open to selling youngster Ben Elliott in this summer transfer window.
That is according to the Evening Standard.
Ben Elliott, who’s a highly-rated midfielder, has been on Chelsea’s books since the age of eight.
The 20-year-old has impressed in various age groups for the Blues, including last season as an important player for the Under-21s side.
He’s still waiting to make a first-team debut at club level. However, the London-born talent qualifies to play for Cameroon and made his senior international debut for the African country last month.
The Evening Standard claims that Chelsea may be prepared to sell Elliott this summer
It is understood that French club Lorient is interested in signing the Blues youngster. They’re not the only side from the Ligue 1 division with an eye on him, too.
The report says that buyers won’t have to cough up a large transfer fee for the 20-year-old, but Chelsea are likely to demand quite a sizeable sell-on clause in any transfer.
With just one year left on his contract, Elliott’s potential exit this summer wouldn’t come as the biggest of surprises.
There’s a number of talented young central midfielders on Chelsea’s books right now, so perhaps Elliott is someway down that pecking order.
Our guess is that Andrey Santos and Cesare Casadei, who have both been spotted in first-team training under Mauricio Pochettino, will be the Blues youngsters knocking loudest on the door for a senior breakthrough. Versatile talent Lewis Hall proved he can mix it with the seniors, too.
It’ll be interesting to see how many from the academy system can keep breaking into the Chelsea first-team picture when they continue to sign some of the world’s best rising stars.
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