He's now into his fifth season at the club, who compete in the Segunda Division, and is club captain. The defender never played for Chelsea and eventually signed for Spanish side Leganes. Having earned 60 caps for Nigeria, Omeruo clearly has something about him.īut he can be filed in the 'perennial loanee' camp at Chelsea, having spent six different stints at five different clubs while on the club's books between 20. Mellis was last seen turning out for Leatherhead in the Isthmian League and is currently a free agent. The midfielder joined Barnsley in 2012 after doing well on loan at Oakwell and spent the following decade as a Football League journeyman. He made one brief appearance for the club in the Champions League but mostly ticked along in the youth ranks and was loaned out. Wonderfully Wearside, that.Ĭhelsea signed 16-year-old Mellis from Sheffield United for a £1million fee back in 2009. Kevin Phillips was his boss and next season it'll be Julio Arca. Nowadays the 33-year-old is turning out for South Shields and played a key part in their promotion from the Northern Premier League. He left Chelsea in 2011 and has gone on to enjoy a half-decent lower-league career. The midfielder only made a couple of FA Cup appearances for Chelsea and probably wasn't worth the bother. Woods' signing – alongside Tom Taiwo – eventually cost Chelsea £5million in compensation to Leeds after former Blues chairman Ken Bates kicked up a stink. We've taken a look back at nine former Chelsea wonderkids who showed lots of potential and garnered plenty of hype but they never quite made it at Stamford Bridge.
Scroll to continue with contentAdADVERTISEMENT Chelsea's Cobham academy has proven to be one of the most productive in England in recent years, with the likes of Mason Mount, Reece James, Tammy Abraham and Fikayo Tomori breaking through as top talents.īut there was a long spell in which the club's homegrown stars would shine at youth level – the Blues famously won the FA Youth Cup seven times between 20 – before struggling to kick on and nail down a place in top-level senior football.
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