Chelsea sold the “exceptional” star for only £ 8m

Chelsea It is known to have one of the best academic systems in Europe, with that Peter Osgood graduated from the AcademyJohn Terry went from a 14-year-old who was signed by the club captain of the club and a crop of players now scattered by league at various clubs.
Mason Mount, Dominic Solanke, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Lewis Hall, Valentino Lovramentto, Marc Guehi, Nathan Ake, Declan Rice, Tariq Lamptey and Ian Maatsen are just some of those in England, while like a like Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Jamal Musiala and Conor Gallagher progress outside England.
Although Chelsea apparently produced top -notch talent in every area of the terrain, there seems to be a clear pattern of high -rated talents with full backs that appeared through Cobham, and many of the above census left the club due to the appearance of another Cobham talent, which goes by name Said James.
Chelsea’s right situation
James is 25 now and has Made 168 appearances for Chelsea Ever since he broke into the first team from the Academy, after the previous ladies’ magic in Wigan Athletic.
The talented right back scored 12 goals and secured 23 assists at that time, a total of 11,503 minutes, which includes playing significant roles in their 2020/21 Champions League triumph.
Despite the clear abundance of talent James has, one thing that kept him during his career is permanent trouble with injuries, already missing 104 matches in their career so far in Chelseasuffering from injuries or illness 15th occasion.
A little dense is another talented right back of Chelsea on his books, with him and James often rotate Enzo MarescaThe side is, wanting to offer a tactical balance for the Italians in his game plan.
However, Chelsea may have released another graduate Academy of Kobham, who would be the perfect figure for this team, not only adding extra experience, but also some additional 1V1 defense capabilities.
The star of the former Chelsea that surpasses James and Guston
Chelsea sold Ola Aina to the Italian Club, Turin, 2019, allowing the returnee to leave for A fee of around £ 8.7 million.
Six years later, the 28-year-old found himself playing for Nottingham Forest in the Premier League, and his side currently sits in third place in the league, and his performances play a huge role in this.
Ola aina vs reece james vs slightly dense comparison |
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Statistics (90 min) |
Aina |
Jacob |
Desolate |
Goals + assists |
0.12 |
0.32 |
0.12 |
Progressive carries |
1.99 |
0.70 |
2.24 |
Progressive passage |
3.53 |
5.96 |
5.20 |
Key passes |
0.41 |
1.23 |
0.92 |
Passes into the pen area |
0.29 |
0.18 |
0.26 |
Actions of cracking |
1.87 |
1.93 |
2.63 |
Accessories |
1.91 |
1.23 |
2.24 |
Blocks |
1.12 |
1.58 |
1.64 |
Interceptions |
1.20 |
0.97 |
0.99 |
Ball |
5.77 |
4.56 |
5.26 |
Statistics taken from Fref |
Compared to Ain with James and dense this season, you can see the 28-year-old even stronger defense features with a return and intercept the ball, but can also be inserted and put dangerous crosses in the frame, making 0.29 crosses in 90.
Sky Sports’ Dougie Critchley marked Ain as “exceptional“Back in December, alluding to many other forest players who receive merit but not enough to show full back. According to the former Nigerian International and Athletic striker of Wigan, Julius Efos Aghahow,, he is now “The best right back in the Premier League‘
Aina has proven herself as the Fullback Premier League, which offers versatility to play on both sides, she can lead by example and brings brilliant intangible things to the meeting.
This could be the exact character that Chelsea needed to be kept from his own academy, especially when viewed by the nature of undergoing injuries to super-talented James.