An offshoot of Chelsea’s dominance in the (soon-to-be-ending) time of Roman Abramovich has been the accumulation – and often flipping – of the brightest and best young footballers in Europe. A steady stream of personnel that at most were handy squad players – a regular starter like Mason Mount very much the exception – and at the very least generating the kind of cash you and I might consider “beer money”.
That conveyor belt will not necessarily come to a halt once the sale of Chelsea goes through to whichever prospective owner wins that race. Cobham has established itself as a hub of excellence, honing and refining the stars of tomorrow.
