Chelsea To Offer Record Fee For Wolves Youngster?

The Chelsea Academy is rapidly accommodating some of the finest talent around and reports suggest they’re trying to add 15-year-old Zele Ismail to the ranks.

Ismail, of Macedonian descent, moved to the Midlands at the age of two and is expected to represent England in the coming years. Currently with Wolves, he was named player of the Milk Cup youth tournament and scored a brace in a youth match against Arsenal, where the majority of those playing were at least two years older.  Clearly this has brought the attention of top flight scouts and Chelsea are rumoured to be ready to offer £2million for the youngster nicknamed the ‘new Theo Walcott’. I wonder what the ‘old The Walcott’ makes of that?

Ismail is under currently under contract and if Wolves do decide to sell, the suggestion is that they are likely to hold out for higher fee for such an exciting prospect. However, Chelsea are reportedly ‘determined’ to sign the youngster, which could see them part with a record fee for a player of his age.

Of course for Chelsea, if they add Ismail to their youth set up, this would also mean another home grown player as far as Uefa are concerned, so in years to come, could be well worth the outlay now.

So with Chelsea continuing to seek to invest in the best young players around, I guess it’s a question of how much Ismail is worth to Wolves?