Chelsea are not looking to loan out their Belgian winger Charly Musonda Jr. at this stage of the season, as the Blues boss Antonio Conte will give the forward the pre-season time to impress and possibly earn himself a place in the first-team for next season.
Musonda has just gone through a difficult 12 months, as his solid performances at his previous loan club Real Betis came to an end due to a serious knee injury, which made him to return to Cobham.
Daddy Musonda: "Chelsea have told us that Charly isn't allowed to leave atm. He should get a chance in pre-season." https://t.co/aET64I3ZPG
— Kristof Terreur (@kristofterreur) May 29, 2017
But, provided that he’s now fit and ready to give his everything on the pitch, the 20-year-old will have an important off-season ahead of him, as he’ll hope to earn himself a role in Conte’s plans next term.
Musonda was already being linked with a loan move to KRC Genk, but his father revealed his son’s current situation in an interview for Belgian newspaper HLN, saying that Chelsea won’t be allowing the player to be loaned out before he’s given a chance at Blue in the pre-season.
“We are not aware of interest from Genk [but] should it come to turn a loan, there are options other than a return to Belgium.”
– Charly Musonda Sr., HLN (Translated with Google Translate)
