Mauricio Pochettino has already described Armando Broja's potential as 'amazing', but will he realise it at Chelsea?
The 22-year-old forward is currently the Blues' only available striker as Nicolas Jackson represents Senegal at the Africa Cup of Nations and Christopher Nkunku bids to return from a hip injury. Speculation over the Cohbham-product's future has not ceased however.
With the prospect of the Blues adding a new forward over the next two transfer windows, it is likely any incoming move would see a player leave too. The past 12 months has seen a number of Chelsea stars developed through the academy either depart or made available for transfer.
The possibility that the club can make pure profit can prove useful in respect of satisfying profit and sustainability rules. Broja has more than four years remaining on his current Chelsea deal and has consistently drawn interest from West Ham, while Bayern Munich's name has previously been mentioned in the same breath as the forward.
In many ways, Broja had the ideal development route. Having joined the club at the end of his under-9 season, the Slough-born striker tasted success at youth level on the way to a Premier League 2 title by the end of the 2019/20. That year saw Broja earn his first professional contract and a Chelsea first team debut under Frank Lampard.
It was also enough to convince the Blues that Broja was ready to take the well-trodden path to the Eredivisie with Vitesse. The Albania international delivered to end his term in the Netherlands as the club's joint-top goalscorer, a Premier League loan was next.
Broja's year with Southampton saw him in and out of the starting lineup on his way to nine goals for the south coast club. He nevertheless impressed and a
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