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.’
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There are so many quality players at Chelsea right now all fighting to be part of that starting eleven that is doing so well under Maresca, so Acheampong is delighted with the deal, but knows he faces a big battle to get regular game time.
He may have a big future at Chelsea, but for now, the right decision may be to go out on loan as sitting on the bench wont help
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