Whether it is the right method or not can be debated this way and that, but Chelsea’s recruitment strategy of targeting younger players is here to stay.
This season, agreements have been reached for 16-year-old Ecuadorian defender Deinner Ordonez to join when he becomes eligible in January 2028 and for Burkina Faso star Mohamed Zongo, also 16, to join sister club Strasbourg in the same month, with an eye to joining Chelsea later.
