Chelsea s youth setup could be set to lose one of its brightest prospects as contract talks with the representatives of 15-year-old Rio Ngumoha have reportedly stalled.
Todd Boehly has made a point of tying many of the club s younger talents to long-term deals and has also brought several outstanding prospects to the club s Cobham facility.
Wonderkid sees talks with Chelsea stall
Ngumoha remains one of the most precocious players in Chelsea s Academy having established himself as a regular in the starting lineup for the Under 18s.
Chelsea allowed 14-year-old Declan Rice to leave the club on a free transfer to West Ham s Youth system in 2013 and there are fears that the lessons from that incident have not been learned.
The Secret Scout reports that the …