Chelsea’s academy has been churning out super young talents at a frequent rate for well over a decade now.
It certainly looks like the great work at Cobham is still going strong, too.
The current Blues first-team squad includes academy graduates such as Reece James, Conor Gallagher and Trevoh Chalobah.
So, who’s the next set of youngsters to breakthrough at Stamford Bridge?
If you check out the England under-18s side this week, you’ll see Chelsea’s academy is in very safe hands.
England’s u18s secured a 2-1 victory over Czechia on Wednesday.
Remarkably, there were six Chelsea players named in the starting line-up for the Young Lions team.
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In particular, Blues teenager Michael Golding wore the captain’s armband and skippered his country.
Also, club teammate Tyrique George scored what turned out to be the winning goal.
Chelsea’s other representatives were Ishe Samuels Smith, Reiss Russell-Denny, Josh Acheampong and Harrison Murray-Campbell.
England u18s starting XI vs Czechia: 1 Jack Thompson (Derby County), 2 Leo Black (Tottenham Hotspur), 3 Ishe Samuels Smith (Chelsea), 4 Reiss Russell-Denny (Chelsea), 5 Josh Acheampong (Chelsea), 6 Harrison Murray-Campbell (Chelsea), 7 Samuel Amo-Ameyaw (Southampton), 8 Michael Golding (Chelsea) (c), 9 Leon Chiwome (Wolverhampton Wanderers), 10 Tyler Dibling (Southampton), 11 Tyrique George (Chelsea)
Chelsea fans look out for Michael Golding and Tyrique George
If we were picking out two names from the aforementioned Chelsea prospects, Golding and George would be our shouts for the youngsters to keep an eye on.
Golding, who’s just 17, is a technical central midfielder that made his first-team debut back in January with a late substitute performance in the FA Cup.
Captain of the England u18s, we’re really excited about his future. Can he follow in the footsteps of players such as Ruben Loftus-Cheek?
As for George, the 18-year-old attacker is scoring goals for fun at youth level this campaign.
He’s still waiting to make his senior debut in football, but we’re guessing it won’t be too far away from the rapid forward.
Interestingly, speaking via Instagram back in February, Noni Madueke suggested that George will soon make his big breakthrough.
