Ethan Ampadu moves on loan to the Bundesliga

Ethan Ampadu has joined RB Leipzig on loan for the 2019/20 season. The 18-year-old joined Chelsea from Exeter City two years ago and it will be his first loan deal. In his two years at Chelsea so far he has made 12 appearances, seven of them starts. After Frank Lampard’s arrival in Japan for our continuing pre-season preparations, our new head coach had this to say about loaning out Ampadu: “I tried to sign Ethan on loan at Derby last year so I’m a big fan, but with the minutes he played last year, in the interest of Ethan and of Chelsea, the idea he can play a lot of games somewhere could be good for him. “I really wanted to work with Ethan this year. That’s a slight disappointment, but it’s to benefit of him. In midfield and defence we have a lot of quality, so each player is a case by case.”

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