FFP Blow – Chelsea Failed transfer policy as summer striker plan revealed
FFP Blow – Chelsea Failed transfer policy as summer striker plan revealed
Chelsea showed on Saturday evening that they are not willing to allow their season to fizzle out after a brilliant 3-2 victory over Nottingham Forest.
The victory moved the Blues level on points with sixth-placed Newcastle heading into the final two matches of what has been a tumultuous campaign. With the season heading into its final days, the focus is beginning to turn to the summer transfer window and what this could mean for Chelsea.
As we take a look at the headlines this Monday morning, it is fair to say Mauricio Pochettino could find himself busy again as he attempts to prep his side for a top-four push.
Elliott reveals Chelsea disappointment
Speaking to The Reds Roundtable, Liverpool attacking midfielder Harvey Elliott has opened up on the moment he realised he was being released by Chelsea as a child. The reason given for his release was that he was not tall enough to make it professional football.
After leaving Stamford Bridge, he joined the Fulham set-up and he would eventually be sold for £1.5m. Elliott explained: “I was at Chelsea when I was a kid, and they released me because they said I was too small.
“And then I was just playing with my friends for a year, like Sunday League, [when I was] 11, 12. I was at Fulham, like a pre-academy thing, like you go sometimes, once a week, twice a week, to train, but I didn’t really enjoy it.
“But then Fulham contacted my father and said ‘look, I hear he hasn’t got a club, does he want to come for a trial?’. Then I went for a trial at Fulham when I was 13 and then [was there] up until 16 when I left.”
Fofana reveals his plans
David Datro Fofana’s season ended in disappointment on Saturday as his loan club Burnley were relegated from the Premier League after a 2-1 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur. After the game, the 21-year-old told Capital Football that he is planning on returning to Chelsea for pre-season.
“I haven’t thought about [returning to Chelsea] yet. I think I’ll go back and why not do the pre-season with Chelsea?” He explained.
“[In January], I wanted to stay but some things happened… but for sure I have nothing to envy Nicolas Jackson, who is [also] my friend.”