Chelsea favourites to land West Brom youngster Jamaldeen Jimoh
Chelsea are reportedly leading the race to sign 15-year-old West Brom midfielder Jamaldeen Jimoh.
According to The Sun, the Blues are on a major youth recruitment drive and have identified the Baggies player as one of their targets.
They want to sign the ‘midfield dynamo’ as soon as possible to add to their impressive youth setup.
Sigh
Unfortunately, when clubs like Chelsea come calling, players at that age do not really have much of a choice.
The Blues are one of the richest footballing teams in the world and have world class facilities that youngsters will thrive in.
They’ve also got a senior squad that keeps getting better with each passing season and they employ some of the best backroom staff members in Europe.
Even if Jimoh does not break into the first-team at Stamford Bridge, a stint at Chelsea will always be a good look on his CV.
If he plays Premier League 2 games for them, that’ll quickly put him on the radar of scouts who regularly go to those games to identify the next big things in football.
West Brom must see if they can put some clause that would allow them to resign the midfielder at some stage in the future if Chelsea want to part ways with him.
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