Stan Collymore thinks Armando Broja has made a great move leaving Chelsea and joining Fulham on loan for the rest of the season.
Armando Broja completed a last-minute move on deadline day this week across west London.
The 22-year-old striker was in and out of the Blues XI during the first half of the season, scoring just two goals.
Now, he’ll get the opportunity to lead the line at Craven Cottage for Premier League rivals Fulham.
Stan Collymore has delivered an in-depth analysis on why Broja’s loan switch to Fulham could be great for his development.
Collymore told CaughtOffside: “I think securing Armando Broja on loan until the end of the season is a really good move for Fulham. I really like him — I’ve seen him play live a few times and he is a decent striker. He was held back a little bit after suffering that really bad injury but he’s still young. He’s 22 years old so he has plenty of time to fulfil his potential, and obviously sitting on Chelsea’s bench wasn’t going to do that, so to see him finally in line to get regular minutes is a really positive sign.
“He’s a player who has outrageous pace, so his presence up front will help Fulham hit teams on the counter-attack. I think this one will turn out to be a really shrewd move from Marco Silva.
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“From what I have seen of Fulham, they have absolutely no problems creating chances and breaking sides down, but they’ve struggled with putting the ball in the back of the net but Broja is a player capable of doing that week-in-week-out, so I am expecting good things from him in the second half the season.”
Armando Broja to Fulham
We’ll be keeping a close eye to see if Broja makes his debut for Marco Silva’s Fulham side this afternoon against Burnley.
Wolverhampton Wanderers boss Gary O’Neill admitted that his side tried really hard to sign Broja at the end of the January window. We’re optimistic that a Fulham side that creates a lot of chance can suit the on-loan Chelsea forward, though.
Broja needs to try recapture the kind of form he showed during a loan at St Mary’s with Southampton a couple of seasons ago, where he looked fast, strong and a presence up top.
Unfortunately, the youngster’s been fighting to get back to his best since a long-term injury layout.
