Chelsea’s academy graduates have been making valuable contributions since the start of the BlueCo era. But to those sentimental about these sorts of things, it must have been especially nice to see one do so while still wearing a Chelsea shirt.
Until now, this post-Roman Abramovich era has been defined by a billion-pound spending spree, one which would not have been permissible without moving so many of Cobham’s own on in profit-boosting sales.
