Gael Kakuta under the sporlight for all the right reasons

Gael Kakuta was recognized as one of the brightest youth talents in France when he made a move from Lens to Stamford Bridge but the youngster came under the spotlight when FIFA imposed a transfer ban on Chelsea for inducing the player to break his contract with his former club. The Stamford Bridge outfit has already launched an appeal and while they await the final decision, Chelsea fans had the chance to see what all the fuss was about.

After Kakuta largely impressed playing for the reserves, Carlo Ancelotti included him in the squad for the Premiership game against Wolves and handed him debut when his side were already 4:0 up. The youngster played some great stuff during his first 30 minutes in the Premiership and showed he was a great prospect for the future.

It was evident he wasn’t afraid of the big chance he got and played as if he was well established player. Kakuta didn’t waste any time in passing the ball around as most youngsters do until they feel confident enough to try something special but he immediately started looking for ways to create chances for himself and the teammates. The 18-year-old Frenchman showed why he was considered the brightest talent in Chelsea youth academy by constantly taking the players on and almost every contact he had with the ball led to a chance.

Kakuta obviously cannot be judged by a single performance and he need to continue working hard in order to command a starting berth at Chelsea but he’s got all the qualities needed to become a world-class player and Ancelotti is definitely lucky to have him in the squad.

Kauta is not the only youngster with a bright future at Chelsea and credit to Frank Arnesen because it’s been a while since the Blues had so many talented players coming through the ranks. One of Chelsea goals was to have a successful youth academy and they are getting closer to their objective by the day. Serbian midfielder Nemanja Matic and Italian striker Fabio Borinia also played some part in the aforementioned Wolves game and they certainly didn’t disappoint, while centre-back Jeffrey Bruma is also touted as one to watch. Therefore, I can honestly say the future is bright at Stamford Bridge.