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No, it's a fundamental misunderstanding of why we want to buy Stones.
You've seen our defence this season. None of our youth players are good enough to make the step up. The closest would be Christensen and he's on loan to Monchengladbach which is a far better option for his development than trying to crack past Cahill, Terry and Zouma.
I agree he really doesn't play youth as much as he should and I think guys like Mikel and Ramires should be moved on for the academy guys.
In this situation though, there are no youth options for CB who could perform at the same level as the three we have now.
You've seen our defence this season. None of our youth players are good enough to make the step up. The closest would be Christensen and he's on loan to Monchengladbach which is a far better option for his development than trying to crack past Cahill, Terry and Zouma.
I agree he really doesn't play youth as much as he should and I think guys like Mikel and Ramires should be moved on for the academy guys.
In this situation though, there are no youth options for CB who could perform at the same level as the three we have now.
I'm talking more generally - the culture of bringing through young players at Chelsea is not strong.
You could always argue that the options coming through the youth system are inferior to prospective options playing first-team football at other clubs.
What happens next time Chelsea want a striker - will they give Bamford a chance (I know he is on loan right now), or just buy someone else? Will Loftus-Cheek ever get a proper run, or will Chelsea simply try to buy a better Loftus-Cheek from elsewhere? Etc. etc.


