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Italian Midfield Prodigy On Chelsea’s Radar

Italian Midfield Prodigy On Chelsea's Radar

New owner Todd Boehly is not messing about at Chelsea. Having spent nearly £170 million already, The Blues are still not done. Chelsea remain engaged in talks over a world-record fee for Leicester Wesley Fofana’s and nobody knows how the Frenkie de Jong transfer saga will end. However, there has been an interesting wrinkle to Chelsea’s transfer policy this season. Along with the world-class additions, Chelsea are strengthening their youth ranks. Consequently, signings like Omari Hutchinson and Carney Chukwuemeka have followed. Cesare Casadei is set to be the next name on the list.

Italy has always been famous for its line of effortlessly elegant” midfielders. Be it Andrea Pirlo spraying passes from the deep, or Roberto Baggio and Francesco Totti doing their thing as their team’s “Trequartista“. However, with the advent of “Gegenpressing“, midfielders need to be “Effortfully elegant”. They are expected to contribute at both ends of the pitch while running themselves to the ground. No surprise then, that a player like Cesar Casadei is in huge demand.

Who is Cesare Casadei? How excited should Stamford Bridge be by Cesare Casadei’s potential? We find out.

Cesare Casadei potential

Cesare Casadei came through the ranks at AC Cesena. After impressing in the youth ranks, he was snapped up by Inter Milan in 2018/19 as a 15-year-old.

Since then, he has taken the age-group football by storm. An elegant midfielder with an eye for a goal, Cesare Casadei’s potential has been talked about in excited voices ever since he signed for the club.

Chelsea have been undergoing a youth revolution under Todd Boehly. Exciting youngsters are being signed in conjunction with arrivals of world-class superstars. This leads to a harmonious dressing room where seniors can mentor the youngsters and the latter can develop under relatively less pressure.

Therefore, Casadei becomes an ideal part of the ongoing youth revolution, if the signing happens. An idea about Cesare Casadei’s potential can be taken from how hard Chelsea are haggling with Inter for his signature. Italian clubs generally have a lot of youth players in a free loan system. However, Cesare Casadei is the crown jewel of Inter’s youth ranks. Reportedly,…

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