BBC: Ngumoha left Chelsea because the development Liverpool provided him with is more ideal

Recently, the BBC talked about the reason why Ngumoha decided to leave Chelsea to join Liverpool. They said that the players think the development path Liverpool has provided him with is more ideal.

people familiar with the matter said that so far, Ngumoha's performance proved his decision was correct. His family and consultants have considered options for multiple Premier League clubs, and at Chelsea, Ngumoha is regarded as the best player of his age, but he still has doubts about whether he can get enough opportunities in the first team.

Although the club has tried to secure his future by offering several important contracts, a source revealed that he did not feel particularly valued or was convinced that he would be quickly promoted to the first team.

Although he is one of the youngest players in the Chelsea U18 game, he found that there are not many opportunities like this. He believes that he can compete in the higher age group, but all this did not go well at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea is said to have restricted scouts from Liverpool and Manchester United to watch their youth geniuses, although Premier League rules allow this, provided that they are notified 24 hours in advance. This is very different from the situation in the Abramovich era.

Chelsea has long been one of the top youth training systems and is able to attract talents with its strong funds. Now, Chelsea executives admit that this is a new era, with Liverpool and Manchester United back to the top ranks of youth football.

Clubs such as Arsenal, Tottenham, Aston Villa and Newcastle followed closely, and Brexit made it necessary for European players to wait until they were 18 to join Premier League clubs, thus increasing investment in local young players.

Ngumoha's club was in rapid change under ownership of Burleigh and Clearlake Capital during his time at Chelsea. After the acquisition in 2022, the morale of the club's youth training has declined, partly due to the large number of overseas young players. Meanwhile, youth training stars such as Mount, Hall, Chick, Odoi and Gallagher left the team to balance huge spending.

The result was not ideal, and Chelsea ranked 12th and 6th respectively in the first two years after the US consortium took over. Ngumoha left Chelsea under former youth training directors Neil Bass and Jim Fraser. It was too late when Glenn Van der Crane joined from Manchester City and Jack Francis advanced last summer.

Chelsea has experienced a period of turbulence caused by rapid changes, but now signs are showing that the club is stabilizing. Maresca's wins in the UEFA United and the Club World Cup, as well as a record-breaking debut of eight youth players in one season, have helped improve the situation.