Former Aston Villa and current Norwich City manager Dean Smith has previously delivered a promising verdict on Chelsea's new recruit Carney Chukwuemeka which will excite Blues supporters.
The Blues have agreed a fee totalling around £20million for the 18-year-old who refused to sign a new contract extension at Villa Park. Something that annoyed manager Steven Gerrard as demonstrated by the omission of the midfielder from the pre-season squad. It is understood that Thomas Tuchel played a big part in this latest capture for the future as the German reportedly met up with Villa's now former number 33 to convince him of the long-term project headed by new owner Todd Boehly.
It's a project that is starting to take some shape and in the process, has led to a large pull on multiple young stars of the future who are willing to give the Cobham system a chance. Omari Hutchinson's capture before Chukwuemeka was the latest move to demonstrate the long-term planning of the club under Boehly. It is understood that Zak Sturge of Brighton and Tyler Dibling of Southampton will be signed for the academy set-up to develop into future first-team stars.
