Chelsea's transfer business success - A way forward for modern day rich clubs?

Chelsea's youth academy model is a disgrace to the loan system and is what is fundamentally wrong with English talent.

Instead of them signing for a championship or lower BPL team and working there way up playing against good teams and getting a taste of the top leagues they sign for Chelsea play reserve football (incredibly poor) then get repeatedly loaned out to random clubs and eventually fade into nothing.

I prefer United's system at least we have first team players that came up through our academy system.

I thought City might follow our lead with the splashing out on a new training facility but it will be wasted as they're already trying to sell there first academy graduate Iheanacho, which is surprising since most city fans rated him above Rashford at the beginning of the season and now they're happy to see him leave.
 
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duffer said:
Not to go into the academy though, which is my point. I'd never consider the likes of Zouma, Courtois or Moses to be Chelsea products, despite them being young when we signed them.
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They signed Ampadu, Gilmour, Tie, Ziger and Redan for the academy today and Bulka, Familia Castillo and Brown last season and already have at least 3 deals in place for foreign players to join next summer's scholarships
 
TheMagicFoolBus said:
Kane has been at Chelsea since he was 7 and has been a fan his whole life-he's also had rotten luck with injuries. The lad is a bit of a cult hero amongst supporters for always having the right attitude-he said he'd sign a 10 year contract if he could as he loves the club so much.
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Does not change a thing, in reality he is not even a Chelsea player since he spends all his time with other clubs.
 
Successs?

Dodgy oil deals under the table and destroying nearly every youth they snap up??? a success?

Sorry but no thanks. We may get ripped off but at least we are honest.
 
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FM transfer kind success? When you recruit talent, shouldn't your purpose be to nurture that talent to become first team player? If success is merely measured by the profit selling former youth recruit then Raiola is a saint. At least that guy tried to get his clients their wishes, a good career.

I acknowledge how Chelsea become competitive & successful in the first team, but to praise them for this sort of business? Give me a break.
 
Which good players have actually come out of Chelsea's idea? Honest question

And how much have they earned on this?

Those seem to be the top criteria whether they're doing something beneficial to themselves.
 
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