17 Aug 2023 21:16:05
Not Liverpool related but after the last few weeks it's refreshing to see Olise sign a new deal with a team like Palace. He has plenty of time to move to a bigger club and will be interesting to see his development as could be a nice Salah replacement in a few more years.

{Ed002's Note - Another Chelsea academy player for the obsession then. Wow.}

1.) 17 Aug 2023
17 Aug 2023 22:25:04
Think we've all learned from this window's transfers that no one, outside of the club that is, what is actually going on.

2.) 17 Aug 2023
17 Aug 2023 22:29:35
Chelsea’s academy/ youth scouting is brilliant, even Liverpools 2 best young player sales in Solanke and Brewster came from Chelsea quite late in their development.

3.) 18 Aug 2023
17 Aug 2023 22:48:21
We do love a chelsea reject! ?????.

4.) 18 Aug 2023
17 Aug 2023 23:43:32
Chelsea do have a pretty unscrupulous buy-to-loan policy with young English talent as well though. They bring in kids who are never likely to make it and sell them on at a huge profit. Doesn't take a genius to do that. It's more like human trafficking to be honest. Good luck to them for being good at what they do, and maybe we should do better. But I'd like to see more regulations on exploitation of young talent who never make the first team.

5.) 18 Aug 2023
18 Aug 2023 00:14:42
Wow I didn’t even know Olise was Chelsea youth!

6.) 18 Aug 2023
18 Aug 2023 06:38:48
I’m not sure I’d call it exploitation Max - I’m sure most are very happy to have Chelsea academy on their CV and they are fully aware that getting into the first team squad is not guaranteed. Most seem to go on very successfully elsewhere even if they don’t make it.

Exploitation would be the case if Chelsea signed them then neglected them which doesn’t seem to be the case.

7.) 18 Aug 2023
18 Aug 2023 07:09:37
So why exactly did he leave chealea in the first place lol. There is no rule not sign cheslea youth product. He is a fantastic footballer and I would love him at LFC.

8.) 18 Aug 2023
18 Aug 2023 07:49:02
There were rumours the contract signing was in part pushed through due to Chelsea's behaviour and conduct around trying to sign him, apparently Palace threatened to get lawyers involved which caused Chelsea to back out.

9.) 18 Aug 2023
18 Aug 2023 07:49:31
The whole sport is a business. Chelsea's excellent youth system is second to none and makes sense on every level, apart from the bit where they let world class talent go, because old school managers don't give them a chance.

10.) 18 Aug 2023
18 Aug 2023 08:24:25
I see it as a bit of a win-win for the youth that go to Chelsea's academy tbh. They get the best coaching available, competition to push them harder and there is a slim chance of making it to the first team (James, Colwill, RLC, etc) . If they don't make it, many other clubs will give them a chance.
The important thing is that they are likely to be the best players they can be in the long run.
Having Poch as the manager should also help some of the kids break through where they previously may not have been given a chance.

11.) 18 Aug 2023
18 Aug 2023 09:32:27
Chelsea have been using abramovich‘s oil money to buy all the best young talent from around the world for20 years. It’s no wonder they have a steady supply of top class players coming through the academy.

{Ed002's Note - They are Academy players - they were not purchased using the funds of Mr Abramovich. Idiot.}

12.) 18 Aug 2023
18 Aug 2023 10:50:23
-------Another one gone------

13.) 18 Aug 2023
18 Aug 2023 10:52:52
A Chelsea supporting friend told me that Olise's family who represent him speak to Chelsea reps on a regular basis. Chelsea were informed of his release clause and we're going to trigger it. However the clause was for UCL Qualifiers hence the Chelsea offer was deemed too low. Olise has now signed a new contract which I suspect now includes a Change to the release clause. I would expect Olise to return to Chelsea within 2 years.

{Ed002's Note - He was teasing you. It is true his family speak with Chelsea regularly - there is a reason for that. The issue was over a third-party representing the player who told Manchester City and Chelsea about the two different release clauses and the details of them.}

14.) 18 Aug 2023
18 Aug 2023 11:01:22
Zero gold stars - you can sign who you want as a kid, but you get nowhere unless you invest in them regarding football training, education, mentality etc… and so how is that a bad thing to be investing in the youth of tomorrow? Embarrassing….

15.) 18 Aug 2023
18 Aug 2023 20:54:24
Jealous of a youth system. imagine how they feel of our success.