“I release you” “You can go” – Chelsea finally opens up to Saudi transfer interest in signing 23-years-old Chelsea star
Serie A teams AC Milan and Roma, as well as teams from the Saudi Pro League, are reportedly interested in signing French defender Benoit Badiashile, and Simon Phillips reports that Chelsea is open to offers for him this summer.
Since joining Stamford Bridge, Badiashile hasn’t exactly played at his best, and it appears that his tenure at the west London club may not last long.
Despite having signed Tosin Adarabioyo from Fulham on a free transfer, Phillips asserts that Chelsea may be prepared to make defensive changes this summer. If this happens, Badiashile’s departure would probably have a big impact.
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Badiashile transfer: Should Chelsea let him go?
One imagines there are a fair few Chelsea fans who’ll be surprised that the club don’t seem willing to give Badiashile a bit more time, with the 23-year-old surely still having it in him to improve and develop into the player they’d hoped he could be.
If Chelsea really want to go down the route of trusting and developing young players for a long-term project, then they probably need to be more patient with someone like Badiashile, who only joined the club in January 2023.
Having said that, there’ll also be a fair few Blues supporters who’d prefer to see Badiashile leave instead of Trevoh Chalobah, so if it’s a choice between those two, then offloading the Frenchman might be the better decision.
Badiashile is surely good enough to do a good job for clubs like Milan or Roma, and it would be a shame to see a talented young player heading off for the big money in the Saudi Pro League at this stage of his career.