Chelsea: Lesley Ugochukwu attracts interest

The Stade Rennais training center continues to produce great talents who export themselves wonderfully to Europe. While Jeanuël Belocian left for Bayer Leverkusen at the start of the transfer window, Désiré Doué has been causing a stir in the transfer window for many weeks now. These sales of stars have become one of the Breton specialties. And it is clear that there are more pancakes than sausages in this section.

Just last year, Mathys Tel and Lesley Ugochukwu, two great talents from the Roazhon Park academy, left Rennes to join Bayern Munich and Chelsea respectively. While the former shocked the Bundesliga and Germany with his incisive entries and deceiving goalkeepers, the latter was also prominent with the Blues. Attracted by the Londoners for 27 million euros, the midfielder from the 2004 generation showed off his power and technique in the Chelsea midfield last season. Author of fifteen appearances for Mauricio Pochettino’s men, the Rennes native was also present in the eleven before a hamstring injury kept him away from the field for a few months.

Chelsea want to loan Ugochukwu, several Premier League teams on the lookout

Despite this short-lived physical discomfort, the player’s talent has been detected across the Channel. So much so that several observers of the London club have begun to clearly project Lesley Ugochukwu into the Blues’ starting eleven. However, the leaders have other ideas in mind with their nugget. Indeed, according to our information, Todd Boehly’s recruitment teams want to send the former SRFC player on loan. An interest also present in the player, who wants to stay in the Premier League according to our information. Last season, a loan was similarly considered for the player before he convinced Mauricio Pochettino to keep him in the squad with the help of good performances.

This is good news, as three teams from across the Channel are interested in the player’s services. Everton is among this list of suitors according to our indiscretions. Other foreign clubs, including one from Ligue 1, also want to enlist the 20-year-old talent, estimated at 25 million euros by Transfermarkt. Currently with the French Olympic team for their training camp for the Paris Olympics, Lesley Ugochukwu was the decisive passer this Thursday during the festival of Thierry Henry’s men against the Dominican Republic (7-0). However, as a reserve, he should not be part of the game in the capital. He will have to choose a club for his future which looks bright in England.