Former Man U legend rated Chelsea youngster among top 4 in the league | OneFootball

Jesse Derry recently made his first team debut for Chelsea and now has the stamp of quality from Rio Ferdinand, who rates him as a top young talent.

Rio Ferdinand has been speaking on his podcast about who he regards as the top Premier League talents around, and he included a Chelsea youngster in the mix.

“You know the four, right now, if I was going to put money on and going these four, and you know what, it probably won’t even be these four that go and dominate the Premier League and do crazy things,” Ferdinand said.

Ferdinand names Chelsea talent among top 4 in the league

Jesse Derry and Moises Caicedo in training

“Jesse Derry, I know his dad, Shaun, he’s an ex-player, but I know the kid, wow, ridiculous, not only a talent, but an actual, like, as a kid who loves, loves the game.

“You know, certain kids, they just love football and live and breathe it. All the time, he makes those easy passes and the balls that you see, like, still, he’s one of those kids.”

It’s an interesting choice – we can all see Jesse has loads of talent, and he recently made his first team debut. But compared to some players in the recent past (and the present) of the academy, we wouldn’t say that there’s a huge amount of hype around him.

Ryan Kavuma-McQueen, for example, feels more highly rated within Cobham at the moment.

In other news…

Omari Kellyman’s move to Cardiff on loan was largely ignored by Chelsea fans, but he’s found his feet now in League One.

Axel Disasi’s move to West Ham has been a huge success, and his captain came out to praise him for his performances this week.

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