Mauricio Pochettino says Chelsea will wait and see before deciding whether to allow new signing Lesley Ugochukwu to go out on loan.
The 19-year-old midfield ace joined the Blues today in a £23million deal from Rennes, signing a seven-year contract with the London giants.
It looks like the young French player could soon be joined by fellow compatriot, with central defender Axel Disasi edging closer to sealing a £39m switch from Monaco,
Ugochukwu is currently with his new team-mates on their American tour and could even feature in Wednesday’s Chicago meeting with Borussia Dortmund.
And Pochettino isn’t going to be rushed into any decisions on where the youngster will spend the current campaign.
The Chelsea boss explained: “Today is going to be his first training session with us.
“He is a young talented player. We don’t know if he will have the possibility to play tomorrow as we need to assess him.
“We will assess him for the transfer window to see if he will be with us because he is young.
“He has the possibility to be on loan or stay with us.”
Co-sporting directors Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart believe Ugochukwu will prove a useful addition in the years ahead.
They said: “We’re delighted Lesley is joining Chelsea. He is an impressive young player who has already made his mark in Ligue 1.“He has a huge amount of potential and we know he is going to continue to develop and improve.
“We are pleased that he has joined us in the US and that he will be able to integrate with the squad quickly.”
