6 Chelsea Youngsters Pushing Pochettino for First Team Spot Next Season
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Mauricio Pochettino has got off to an impressive start to life as Chelsea boss, with two wins in as many games during their pre-season tour of the United States.
Chelsea opened the tour with a 5-0 win over Wrexham before beating Brighton 4-3 in the Premier League Summer Series. There are two more games against Newcastle United and Fulham in the series.
Young players like Andrey Santos and Cesare Casadei have impressed in the tour, leaving Pochettino with the headache of who goes on loan and who stays in the first team.
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FootballSports Brieflooks at six youngsters who have made a solid push to be part of the squad next season.
1. Levi ColwillChelsea have gone out of their means a few times to keep their academy star. They raised the offer for Marc Cucurella last summer so as not to include Colwill in the deal, and their reluctance to include him in the deal for Moises Caicedo is stalling the move. He is set to start next season with Benoit Badiashile injured.
2. Cesare CasadeiThe Italian midfielder was poached from Inter Milanlast year and spent the second half of the season on loan at Reading. He captained Italy to a second-place finish at the U20 World Cup and was named the tournament's best player and the top scorer. La Gazzetta dello Sportreported that Leicester Citywant him on loan, but Poch might
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