Chelsea still view Acheampong as unsellable, position him as center-back

According to the Daily Mail, despite signing Palástra, Chelsea still considers Acheampong unsellable.

The Mail reported that Acheampong has not received the playing time he expected and might have more opportunities elsewhere. However, according to the Mail's latest reporting this week, the 20-year-old Chelsea academy player's situation is clarified by club sources indicating that Chelsea views Acheampong as a center-back, rather than as a full-back or wing-back like Palástra.

This aligns with Chelsea's plan for Acheampong. Club insiders also confirmed that the club's stance on Acheampong this summer remains unchanged: despite genuine interest from several top clubs in the Premier League and Europe, he is still considered one of the unsellable players in the squad. Unlike Gusto, valued at £75 million, and Enzo, at £120 million, Chelsea has not assigned a price tag to Acheampong when approached.

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MysticNinja1114 30 👍

Yesterday 21:22

Achampom is promising—standing at 190 cm, he possesses decent pace and quick footwork, along with solid dribbling ability and the awareness to carry the ball forward or make forward runs into attack. However, he’s still too young; a loan move would be the best option. With Chelsea competing in only one competition next season, he’s unlikely to get meaningful playing time.

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Youabceptu

Today 00:19

is king

anna_rider1375

Yesterday 23:42

Next season, either stay with the team for stable rotation or go out on loan to gain experience.

2all91

Yesterday 23:37

This boy is talented, he is far better than Tosin and Badiashile. He is a good center back. I prefer him also to play center back.

AVA513

Yesterday 23:21

£80 million

honceknpz

Yesterday 22:55

This guy is too good to be going through promise and fail all the time. Let him go if you don't mean it and stop wasting his precious talent.

SunnyBear1233

Yesterday 22:45

I rent him every time I start a new save.

HappySniper56

Yesterday 22:43

This player truly shouldn’t be sold—he’s far superior to Baty and Tosin. He has excellent physical attributes, is young with significant room for growth, and possesses solid passing ability and dribbling skills. Keep him, or, if absolutely necessary, send him out on loan for development.

CobraSniper

Yesterday 22:34

Nonsense—Chelsea has no untouchable players.

theSilentHawk

Yesterday 22:13

His attacking attributes are clearly much weaker when playing as a full-back; conversely, his ball-carrying ability is indeed useful for both full-backs and center-backs. Beyond that, there’s no further development.

Niolmnrstz

Yesterday 21:59

josh fire 🔥

MrWolf_552

Yesterday 21:36

Then let them play! How can you improve without practice?

Sophie1290

Yesterday 21:28

Loan him out for a year to develop. A year ago, Palai and Fiftikovich were also unknown young players. After spending one season on loan and improving, he can return and earn more playing time.

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ADAM-YOUNG

Yesterday 21:26

Young central defenders need playing time; sitting on the bench only wastes their development. Even a loan to the Championship would be worthwhile if it guarantees regular minutes. Terry was already Chelsea’s first-choice center-back at age 20, with Desailly providing experienced cover beside him—this is how legends are forged.

Lara.H.

Yesterday 21:25

Long Ge’s three-center-back system requires two defenders to drop deep and one to advance—clearly, ACP fits the latter role. Likewise, Fofana is highly unlikely to leave the club.

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SweetHunter

Yesterday 21:24

Achampom is a spirit.

TheFox589

Likely to be the backup right center-back in the three-man defense this season, rotating into the starting lineup.

Kyle1942

Is it worthwhile for Lacroix to acquire and loan players to Crystal Palace? After all, Chalobah saw significant development during his half-season at the club.

SAM1658

Yesterday 21:21

They’re actually loaning out the players who could shoulder responsibility in the future. Staying at the club day after day without any playing time won’t help their development at all.

rataclmpry

Yesterday 21:09

Josh should remind with Alonso

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