Chelsea’s relationship with the loan system is infamous, with the Blues sending an army of players away from Stamford Bridge every year. On the one hand, this can appear wasteful. Looking at the list of loanees, they appear to fall into two categories: youngsters gaining valuable experience and misfits with dead time remaining on their Chelsea contracts. A club operating at Chelsea’s level, with huge financial power and fingers in many pies are bound to make mistakes. They are gambling on the potential of players - and, in general, it has proven to be a pretty successful way of doing business.

Source: Express June 29, 2021 04:41 UTC