Chelsea’s Head of Youth Development, Neil Bath, has outlined the strategy presented to him by Todd Boehly after the pair met.
Boehly is part of the Boehly-Clearlake Capital consortium that completed the purchase of Chelsea at the end of May in a multi-billion pound deal..
Speaking to the official Chelsea website, Bath discussed his meeting with the American and gave insight into his strategy.
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The Head of Youth Development admitted that his goal is to improve the academy, setting up a ‘Vision 2030’ strategy under the new ownership to continue the success with silverware.
He said: “Our attention will quickly be focused on the upcoming seasons and how we can improve and get better. One of the biggest parts of this is the implementation of our Vision 2030 strategy.”
Bath then continued to reveal his meeting with Boehly, after the Boehly-Clearlake consortium completed their purchase of Chelsea on 30 May, where he outlined the future strategy for the Blues academy.
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“We’ve had the opportunity to set this plan out to Todd Boehly and the new owners in a series of meetings, during which their feedback and backing has been really positive and encouraging,” he continued.
Bath finalised by heaping praise on former owner Roman Abramovich, who saw several players come through the Cobham academy to make their first team debuts.
“We had tremendous support from Roman Abramovich over many years and now we are really excited to be starting a new era with these new ideas, innovations and strategies at the heart of taking us forward. It’s an exciting time to be at the Chelsea Academy!”
Chelsea will be looking to tie up the future of several of their academy stars following the news that Xavier Simons has extended his deal.
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Harvey Vale is out of contract in 2023 and appears to be the next player to break into the Chelsea first team under Thomas Tuchel.
Furthermore, Reece James and Mason Mount’s deals at Chelsea expire in 2024, with the pair becoming key players at Stamford Bridge and attracting interest from Europe’s top clubs.
It remains to be seen as to how successful the academy will be under the new owners, with Boehly previously promising to focus on producing players for the first team under the consortium’s ownership.
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The Blues are looking to add to their squad with quality reinforcements in the summer, while also hoping that several of their academy players can make the step up to the first team as many have in the past.
Topics: Todd Boehly, Chelsea
Nick Emms