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Chelsea completes signing of wonderkid

Chelsea FC, known for their high-spending ways, have reportedly completed their 17th signing of the season.

Despite splurging over £600 million on talent, the club has not been able to deliver satisfactory performances on the pitch. However, this has not stopped them from continuing to add fresh faces to their squad.

The latest addition to the Blues is Alex Matos, who joins on a free transfer. Fabrizio Romano reported that Chelsea has “completed” the signing of the 18-year-old winger from Norwich City FC.

Matos will be part of the youth development and recruitment project headed by Jim Fraser, Chelsea’s chief.

Last month, reports emerged that Chelsea was in “advanced talks” to sign the talented youngster. The latest update confirms that the deal is all but done.

Born in 2004, Matos began his career at Luton before joining Norwich City’s Under 12 level in 2016.

He signed a scholarship with the club in 2021 and has been a regular feature in Norwich’s Under-18 squad this season.

Matos has made eight appearances in the Under 18 Premier League, scoring and assisting once each.

Chelsea’s ambitious approach to transfers in their senior squad has caused chaos behind the scenes, with some players being forced to change in the corridor due to a lack of space in the dressing room.

The club’s former manager, Graham Potter, was unable to turn things around, and the interim manager, Frank Lampard has faced a difficult time, with six consecutive defeats. Despite this, Chelsea’s management has continued to invest in new talent.

The addition of Matos to the youth development and recruitment project shows the club’s commitment to nurturing young talent.

It remains to be seen how Matos will fit into Chelsea’s future plans and whether he will be able to make his mark in the highly competitive world of professional football.

Chelsea’s trigger-happy approach to transfers in their senior squad has caused chaos behind the scenes, with Graham Potter being forced to make a number of stars change in the corridor despite making the dressing room bigger.

Frank Lampard has since taken over the helm, but things have only gotten worse with six defeats on the spin under the interim boss following the latest lacklustre performance against Arsenal.

Reacting to the news, one fan online joked: “Have to make the dressing room bigger again.”

A second said: Chelsea completing more transfers than wins this season.”

While a third added: “Oh boy another kid because we lost yesterday 😍.”

It has been a difficult season for Chelsea as the beleaguered team has seen a streak of losses, with their vey recent 3-1 loss to Arsenal which thrashed them out of the Premier League.

For the past few months Chelsea, has had about 12 losses, 5 draws and a few wins which raises eyebrows of the clubs form and finnesse which it has had over the years.

Chelsea’s current owner Todd Boehly came under heat after the club’s board called the “failure” of a manger Frank Lampard back for the interim.

Lampard was a highly respected and beloved figure at Chelsea, having played for the club for 13 years and later serving as the team’s manager.

Therefore, it is possible that many Chelsea fans were excited about his return to the club, while others may have had mixed feelings considering his previous managerial tenure ended on a sour note.

However, Julian Nagelsmann is the favourite to become the next permanent Chelsea manager, according to the bookmakers.

But recent news have reported that, Nagelsman seem not to be interested in Chelsea’s offer but looking elsewhere.

Drogba recently called out managers of his former club to sit and revisit the principles table.

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