Chelsea's humbling £30m transfer U-turn exposes major problem during January window “I can’t wait to show everybody what I can do,” Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall said on the day he was unveiled as Chelsea ’s fourth summer signing.
But the fact he was following the path of Enzo Maresca in swapping Leicester for West London created a widespread belief that the head coach would give plenty of opportunities to a player who was key to winning promotion last season.
Carney Chukwuemeka, 21, looked like a diamond in Aston Villa’s midfield who could be polished into something very special at Chelsea after signing in the summer of 2022.
And a perfectly adequate top tier footballer, who will not be short of mid-table clubs taking a close look at how he could help them, has become a case study of why stockpiling players is deeply problematic.
There has been no opportunity to show everyone what he can do - unless you’re taking stock from Conference League run outs against FC Noah, Shamrock Rovers et al.
