"A flamboyant, dominating midfielder who's in the Paul Pogba mould."
Those were the words Aston Villa journalist Ashley Preece said to football.london earlier in the year when asked about the play-style of Carney Chukwuemeka. "He's very much a No.8 or a No.10, a player who likes to do damage in and around the edge of the 18-yard box. A great dribbler and driver with the ball."
Chelsea confirmed the £20million signing of Chukwuemeka in early August. It was a signing that came from nowhere. It was a statement of Todd Boehly's intent with the American plugging money into youth players over the summer.
