Chelsea interested in signing a 19-year-old star from the Ligue 1 Club in January will lend it to Strasbourg if you sealed the contract: reports

Chelsea is allegedly interested in signing the Ligue 1 teenager 1 Mathis Amougou of Saint-Etienne this January. However, the bluesi were ready to borrow him in Strasbourg, and the 19-year-old was potentially intended to fight while playing at Stamford Bridge.

The young man graduated from the Saint-Etienne Academy, breaking into the first team in 2023. Since then, he has been invited to the French U17 and U19 teams. This season, Amougou has been extremely overwhelmed by the center of attention, making 16 appearances of Ligue 1 in the central midfielder for French clothes.

Last summer there were occupations for his services, with clubs like Bayer Leverkusen pushing him to sign him for 13 million euros, according to Footmercato. However, a French socket report revealed that the move to Chelsea could be ongoing this January.

The blues are willing to sign him, with plans to return him to Strasbourg, who also plays in Ligue 1. The French club is owned by a Blueco consortium, led by Chelsea owners Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital. Bluesi see a 19-year-old as a long-term player of quality, but would rather continue his progress in France.

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Chelsea boss pushes the wing player to improve, despite the goal against Wolverhampton Wanderers

Chelsea chief Enzo Maresca He pushed the wing player Noni Madueke to improve ‘immediately’, despite the 22-year finding of a network against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Blues invited candidates to relegate to Stamford Bridge to their conflict in the Premier League 20th January, securing a 3-1 victory.

Despite the fact that Madueke scored his sixth Premier League goal this season, Maresca was not particularly pleased with other aspects of the wing game. In his press conference afterwards, the manager said (via Sportsbible):

“It can be improved in the last third, but probably after scoring a goal that stopped playing. It has to be one thing we need to improve immediately. Never happy if you achieve one or two, you always have to go on more. After scoring a goal , he stopped playing a little and that is something we need to improve. “

Chelsea manager continued:

“We are just trying to help them improve. After the goal, he was probably a little tired, but that’s the moment we need to go to more. “

This season, Madueke scored seven goals and provided four assists in 24 appearances at all competitions. However, the manager has encouraged further improvement from the 22-year-old while the Blues sits in the fourth place on the Premier League table.