’s transfer to Arsenal proves have a problem developing young talent, according to Florent Malouda.
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Chelsea have done well to recoup the majority of the money they shelled out when they bought the versatile forward from Bayer Leverkusen three years ago, but may live to regret his departure should he fulfil his potential under the tutelage of Mikel Arteta.
The Blues have lived to regret the premature sales of Kevin De Bruyne and in the past and former Stamford Bridge star Malouda fears Havertz’s departure could come back to bite Mauricio Pochettino.
‘I think that the people that are associated to Chelsea need to look in the mirror because we’ve seen his kind of thing happen repeatedly at the club over the last few seasons, it is almost like a pattern,’ Malouda told .
‘Chelsea can always attract the best talent in the world at an early age and sometimes we fail to give these players a proper development plan.
‘Havertz is not in his prime yet. He won the Champions League and is a big player in the German national team, so you can’t question his quality, but there has been a frustration with his performances at Chelsea.
‘The bigger picture is that he is not the only player to have suffered or performed inconsistently at Chelsea and his form mirrors that of the club.
‘Whenever a player leaves, you always wish them well, but his departure underlines why Chelsea need to fix the problems they have when it comes to developing players.
‘We’ve seen some brilliant players that were there go to other clubs and shine, the prime examples being Kevin De Bruyne and Mo Salah.
‘De Bruyne has just won the treble. I wish he was at Chelsea to win the treble, but if you asked him if he wanted to go back, he would say no.
‘That is something that needs to be resolved. Chelsea is an attractive club, but players have flourished when they’ve left for lots of different reasons. This is a problem that needs to be fixed.’
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