Chelsea have “no plans” to sell fan favourite this summer – but still need to keep him happy | OneFootball

Josh Acheampong is struggling for minutes right now, but a source says the club still aren’t planning to sell him.

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You wouldn’t expect Chelsea’s team news against a League One side to cause too much controversy, but the Port Vale announcement caused a wide-ranging throwing up of hands online for one simple reason.

Josh Acheampong, the young defender we’ve all wanted to see far more of this season, was once again not starting.

‘If he can’t even start this game, when will the poor kid get a chance?’, was the widespread sentiment on social media.

Acheampong gets just 2 starts since February

Since the end of the January window, Acheampong has just two starts, and eight appearances in total.

It has massively raised fears that the youngster will push to leave for more opportunities.

Right now we’re watching a host of former Blues defenders preparing to go to the World Cup with England. All of them players we should have hung onto and given more chances to. Bobby Vincent’s piece for Football.London claims that the club have “no plans” for the 19 year old to be sold, but that’s no guarantee of anything.

He does at least have a long contract we can fall back on now.

In other news…

Enzo Fernandez will return next week – but will he be captain? That’s a big question Chelsea now have to answer.

Chelsea have spent big on attackers over the last few years, while missing out on the pick of the bunch in Michael Olise.

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