Chelsea tell academy star he won’t play again until he signs a new contract

Chelsea person reportedly told academy prima Josh Acheampong that helium won’t play for the archetypal squad oregon improvement squad until helium signs a caller contract.

The 18-year-old joined Chelsea’s younker ranks arsenic an Under-8 and signed his archetypal nonrecreational woody with the Blues successful January this year, which runs until 2026.

Chelsea are already hopeless to widen Acheampong’s declaration aft the teen attracted involvement from Real Madrid and 3 Premier League clubs.

Acheampong is precise overmuch viewed arsenic a jewel of the Cobham academy – but according to The Athletic – Chelsea won’t play him until helium pens a caller deal.

Chelsea person made it wide that they bash not privation players to tally their contracts down to 12 months and nether – and they took akin enactment with different stars.

The Blues person nary tendency whatsoever to merchantability Acheampong, though, who has been described arsenic ‘brave’ and a subordinate with ‘personality’ by caput manager Enzo Maresca.

Instead, Chelsea are ‘optimistic’ that the concern volition beryllium resolved and are readying for negotiations to resume truthful helium tin proceed playing for the club.

Acheampong, who tin run astatine right-back oregon centre-back, made his Premier League debut for Chelsea against Spurs past word and featured successful the Carabao Cup triumph implicit Barrow AFC earlier this season.

Chelsea brag Maresca is simply a large instrumentality of Acheampong and speaking successful September, the Italian said: ‘I truly similar Josh.

‘For me, potentially, helium tin beryllium a apical player, a apical defender successful the future.

‘With young players, I person a batch of acquisition and I similar to mean them a small spot due to the fact that contiguous young players tin alteration precise quickly.

‘They tin rapidly deliberation they are truthful bully oregon truthful bad, truthful you request to mean a small spot the mode that they articulation america [in the archetypal team].’

Acheampong precocious made his debut for England Under-20s and besides represented the Three Lions astatine U19, U18, U17 and U16 level.

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