Some players that Chelsea FC should hold on to

Over the years, Chelsea FC has shown the inability to hold on to promising young players who have moved on to other clubs and become superstars there. Mohammed Salah and Kevin De Bruyne are the first few examples that come to mind. How did they slip the net at Chelsea? It’s baffling, to say the least.

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Is it a lack of talent-spotting ability? I sure hope not. Even Romelu Lukaku was not given much of a chance to prove himself at Chelsea. He was sold to Everton and scored plenty of goals there. Having said that, it’s important for Chelsea to stop making the mistake of selling their best players. Youngster or veteran, the club must find a way to hold on to their best players. Here are four players Chelsea must hold on to at any cost.

Andreas Christensen

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Andreas Christensen joined Chelsea in 2012 when he was just 15 years old. Christensen first came into the limelight when he was deployed in the middle of a three man defense by Antonio Conte in 2017.

Showing such faith in a youngster, even though Conte had the likes of Gary Cahill, Victor Moses and David Luiz at his disposal, is proof of the quality Christensen possesses. The Danish international did very well under Conte.

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He has 140 recoveries, 104 clearances, 26 successful tackles and 38 interceptions to his name in the Premier League. Though there were a couple of occasions when Christensen faltered, he was very resilient and courageous in defense. Andreas has the potential to follow in the footsteps of John Terry, and the Blues would be foolish to let him go.

Eden Hazard

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This one’s a no brainer, isn’t it? Eden Hazard is by far Chelsea’s best player, if not the best player in the Premier League. Real Madrid is lining him up as a long term replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo but Chelsea should hold on to the Belgian, as it’s next to impossible to find a replacement for someone of his caliber.

Hazard is one short of 100 goals for Chelsea. He has found a rich vein of form early on this season and is currently the leading goal scorer in the Premier League. His pace, skill and guile is one of a kind and causes all sorts of problems for the defenders in the opposition.

Image result for Eden HazardThere’s been a new contract on the table for a long time now and it will worry Chelsea that Hazard hasn’t signed it yet. The Belgian has his heart set on the Bernabeu and it remains to be seen as to what the future holds for Chelsea.

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