Thomas Tuchel promotes talented young defender into first-team training: Can he break into the squad?
The 19-year-old had previously failed to be promoted from the development set up, despite being a Blue since last August. However, considering Tuchel’s fondness to give out youngsters a chance, the centre-half could be soon integrated into a match-day squad.
His career so far
Mbuyamba started out at MVV Maastricht’s academy and went on to make eleven senior appearances for the Dutch club before joining Barcelona in 2019. He then made a switch to Stamford Bridge last summer under previous boss Frank Lampard.
He was directly drafted into the reserve side, with the hopes of making a swift breakthrough and helping the squad to a promotion to the top-flight. However, a meniscus injury saw him sidelined for eight months. He only made his Chelsea debut in April, having been constantly held back by a variety of injuries.
However, he has hit the ground running since recovering from the injury. The Dutch international has started three games in Premier League 2 so far and has impressed onlookers.
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