Highly rated Chelsea youngster ‘set to join Charlton Athletic’ on loan

There are just three days remaining in the current domestic transfer window where Premier League clubs can still do deals with lower league clubs.

Chelsea could be quite active in terms of players leaving, and there has been confirmation of one pending deal set to go through reported today.

Highly rated 18-year old left back Ian Maatsen is ‘set to join Charlton Athletic’ on a season-long loan deal from Chelsea.

This will be his first loan to play senior football in what will be an excellent move for the Dutch under-18 international, who was signed from the PSV youth academy back in 2018.

Chelsea have high aspirations for Maatsen, and he has been a regular top performer within the youth ranks since arriving at the club.

He is certainly ready for the next step to play adults football and Chelsea will be hoping that this will be the perfect next step for his fast development.

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