Chelsea are considering the option of sending Lesley Ugochukwu on loan so he can gain more game time. The 20-year-old joined from Rennes last summer for around £23.5m on a seven-year deal.
He made 15 appearances for Mauricio Pochettino before being ruled out for four months with a hamstring injury.
Ugochukwu returned to fitness towards the end of the season and featured in the final two games, against Brighton and Bournemouth, as a substitute.
The Blues’ main target is for Ugochukwu to join a Premier League club on loan. And now there are 3 clubs interested. In addition, there are also clubs in Europe that are also monitoring the situation.
When Ugochukwu first joined the team, http://ufabet999.app Chelsea planned to send him to their sister club Strasbourg, but Pochettino wanted to keep him. Ugochukwu
is currently training with the French national team for the Olympics that will begin soon. He is one of 4 reserve players in case of injuries.
Chelsea are stacked for options in midfield. And even more so following the arrival of Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall from Leicester City with several of their options set to leave on loan.
The Athletic have report that three Premier League clubs. As well as teams from around Europe are interested in taking Ugochukwu on loan.
The report adds that Chelsea’s priority would be to send Ugochukwu to a Premier League club, and the plan was for him to go on loan to Strasbourg last season but Mauricio Pochettino wanted to keep him as part of the squad.
France, managed by Thierry Henry, will face Guinea, New Zealand and the United States. They will start their first match on July 24.