Arnesen CFC Reserve Team Raids Continue But No Threat To Youth Development

Since leaving Chelsea at the end of the season Frank Arnesen has wasted no time plundering the Chelsea Reserves on behalf of his new employers Hamburg.

So far Jacopo Sala and Michael Mancienne have followed the Dutchman to Germany and it is rumoured that Gokhan Tore may be on his way to Hamburg as well.

On first glance this may worry Chelsea fans seeing so many young players on their way out of the club, however no matter how much fans crave more first team action those being targeted were unlikely to establish themselves at Chelsea.

Therefore we should happily allow Arnesen to target these players as those with a chance of success at Chelsea are unlikely to move as they would not want to and the club would never agree.

What it does show is that Arnesen still backs the work he did at Chelsea and his own scouting talents. He will no doubt be desperate for one of those on the move will go on to great things to prove his strategy at Chelsea was justified.

It is always sad to see youth players leave as everyone wants to see players they have tracked through the youth ranks develop.

For those who don’t such as Mancienne and Sala I would like to wish you all the best, unless you are playing Chelsea of course.