Enzo Maresca said everyone at CHELSEA believes Josh Acheampong has the potential to become a great player for the Blues, after the young full-back made the decision to sign a new contract at Stamford Bridge.
The 18-year-old, who made his first-team debut against Tottenham at the end of last season, also featured against Barrow in the Carabao Cup in September, but was then frozen out amid a contract stand-off. His first CHELSEA start, against Astana last week, was also his first senior appearance in almost three months.
But Acheampong, one of the most highly-rated youngsters to emerge from Cobham in recent seasons, ended months of speculation over his future on Wednesday by signing a new contract through to 2029.
And after seeing the young full-back commit to the club, Blues boss Enzo Maresca has now opened up and admitted that he believes that Acheampong has the potential to become a great player for the club in the future.
Maresca said: ‘I am very, very happy. With Josh it has been quite clear, we had him in pre-season and I didn’t know him personally but within two or three days, he really impressed me.
‘Since pre-season I have been trying to better understand the situation with him because of his contract and this kind of thing. Finally the club has found an agreement with him and we are all happy because we are all convinced and we are all sure Josh can be a great player for this club.’
IcChelseanews View…
It is great news that the lad has agreed a new contract at Stamford Bridge, but they need to make sure that he gets some game time in order to help his development, sitting on the bench every week will not help.
The club will be involved in many games this season, so when injuries occur, he needs to take his chances of he will never become that Great player that Maresca believes he will
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