Chelsea Mid-Season loan report

A loan move that was surprising at the time and has proved to continue to be surprising is Sam Hutchinson’s move to Vitesse. He has only made one start and come on as a substitute only once so i can only assume that he has either struggled with his fitness once again, the move was miscalculated and he is unable to work his way into the team or the move was to do with coaching more than playing. Hopefully there will be more games for him to come.

Another player on loan in Spain that has struggled for fitness is Oriol Romeu at Valencia. After struggling with fitness at the start and only playing sporadically Romeu has since found some form starting 5 of Valencia’s last 7 games and making 8 starts in total. With Romeu’s position being one at Chelsea that we are struggling with if he can make an impact for the rest of the season then there is hope of a recall at the end of the season for Romeu.

For Milan Lalkovic it has been a loan move where he has had to work hard having had a period where he was out of favor and not starting games he has got stuck in and worked his way back into the starting 11 on a regular basis for Walsall. He has now made 17 starts and 6 substitute appearances and scoring 4 goals in the process. Milan is another player who a descision will have to be made on soon as this current move expires on the 15th January.

Younger brother of Eden, Thorgan Hazard is another who is making a name for himself, he is regarded as currently the best player is the Belgium league. Thorgan has started every one of the 30 games that Zulte have played this season and has scored 11 goals so far. There is keen interest in the player and PSV have confirmed that they have had an approach rejected for Hazard junior.