The Loan Report: March 29 – April 2

April 2, 2018

The final international break of the season gave way to a busy Easter schedule across Europe with Marco van Ginkel adding another goal to his tally, as PSV move closer to securing the Eredivisie title, whilst Nathan struck in another big game in Portugal. Headliners Van Ginkel was the sole goalscorer amongst the Loan Army this week, scoring his 15th of the season in PSV’s handsome 5-1 win at home…

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Development Squad: Derby County 0-3 Chelsea

March 31, 2018

Chelsea’s bid to finish the Premier League 2 season well got off to a strong start on Saturday as Daishawn Redan’s hat-trick led the Development Squad to a 3-0 win over Derby County at St George’s Park. With only three fixtures left on their schedule after the final international break of the season, Joe Edwards’ boys will have set their sights on going into the summer full of confidence, and…

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Blues set to add attacking Academy duo

March 28, 2018

Last summer, Premier League clubs agreed to bring forward their academy scholarship decisions from March to December so as to allow those players being released sufficient time to make alternative plans for the next steps in their careers. Consequently, those same clubs now have considerably more time to focus their efforts on supplementing their home-grown intake with the best players from elsewhere. Chelsea have long since been proponents of doing…

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The Loan Report: March 12-18

March 18, 2018

A number of the usual suspects found the back of the net this week as the Loan Report leads off with strikes from Lucas Piazon, Marco van Ginkel, and Michy Batshuayi, who combined to edge us closer to the 80-goal mark for the campaign. Headliners Piazon was the first to take a share of the headlines, scoring a smart goal in Fulham’s West London derby draw against Queens Park Rangers….

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Under-18 League Cup Final: Chelsea 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur

March 18, 2018

If there’s a trophy to be won, Chelsea’s Under-18s will make it their aim to be the team that does so. And, on Sunday afternoon at a snow-covered Cobham, Jody Morris’ boys did just that, beating Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 to become the inaugural winners of the Under-18 Premier League Cup whilst showcasing their tremendous academy depth in doing so. The UEFA Youth League and FA Youth Cup campaigns can often…

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