Chelsea’s Carney Chukwuemeka could be a popular target in the summer transfer window, according to reports.
Carney Chukwuemeka, who’s just 19, has had a frustrating debut season at Stamford Bridge.
The Blues spent £20million (BBC) last summer to sign the teenage midfielder from Aston Villa.
In our view, he’s not been given enough opportunities so far at Chelsea, making 12 first-team appearances across all competitions this season. It’s worth highlighting he’s not played a minute since Frank Lampard took charge as the caretaker manager last month, too.
TalkSPORT claims that Chukwuemeka is likely to be in ‘high demand’ when the summer transfer window rolls around.
They mentioned the central midfielder’s lack of opportunities under Lampard, so rival clubs will be looking to exploit that and give him regular minutes next season.
We’ve seen in glimpses why Chukwuemeka is so highly rated, which is why it’s so frustrating he’s not getting the platform this season.
It’s now the perfect opportunity for him to play. The first team are on a six-game losing streak and look so poor right now, so the injection of some exciting young talent could work wonders. In fact, Noni Madueke provided just that with his goal and very lively performance in this week’s defeat against Arsenal.
We could learn a lot about where Chukwuemeka is at if he plays in the final five fixtures of the season, albeit we would be surprised if he does.
It would make sense to send him out on loan if he’s going to just watch from the sidelines.
However, there’s a chance this young talent could actually bring a lot to the Chelsea line-up with his technical and physical qualities.
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