Chelsea and Manchester City are keen to explore a move for Leicester City youngster Jeremy Monga, with the 15-year-old priced at £15 million.
According to Fichajes, Chelsea and Manchester City are showing big interest in a move for Jeremy Monga ahead of the coming period. The 15-year-old prodigy, who plays in the youth ranks at Leicester City, is reportedly priced at an astonishing £15 million.
Top Premier League sides are always on the lookout for elite talents for their youth system and have a network big enough to scour even the remotest of clubs across the world. Over the last many years, the emergence of PSR has placed importance on developing homegrown talent, which could, in theory and practice, help the club make massive profits in the future.
Chelsea are no strangers to PSR, as they have embarked on an unusual approach under their new ownership over the last few years. The Blues have spent enormous amounts of money on new talents while they have balanced their spending with the sale of some of their homegrown stars, such as Conor Gallagher and Mason Mount, in the recent past.
Similarly, Manchester City have been the torch bearer, and a leading example of youth development in recent years. The club have made enormous profits off selling academy graduates for top market price, with Cole Palmer’s recent sale to Chelsea highlightling that fact.
The two clubs are already ramping up efforts to bring some of the most elite talents, with Chelsea recently signing Zak Sturge and Shim Mheuka from Brighton & Hove Albion, while they have Mathis Eboue of Watford in the pipeline. Manchester City have also made some headway in their efforts to strengthen their youth ranks, as the two clubs are now vying for another young star in the ranks of Leicester City.
Chelsea, Manchester City are keen on Jeremy Monga
Jeremy Monga, the 15-year-old prodigy at Leicester City has been impressing with his performances at the Foxes’ academy. The Midlands club are studying the possibiluty of maximising the player’s potential for the future, but big interest from Premier League bigwigs Manchester City and Chelsea could disrupt their plans.
Leicester City are somewhat in a dilemma about the 15-year-old prodigy’s future and is reportedly demanding £15 million to sell him. This is a big asking rate for a player of that age, which does signify how important the Foxes feel about Monga, and should either of those Premier League sides pay up the asking rate, it will, in turn, showcase their faith in his development for the future.