Chelsea Starlet XI: Courtois, Hazard and More Show Blues Could Dominate Premier League For Next Decade

The Stamford Bridge side look like dominating for years to come.

Jose Mourinho has an expansive squad chock full of young talents and perhaps most pleasingly for the Blues boss a fair portion of those talents are in the early stages of undoubted glittering careers.

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Here’s an XI made up of players aged 23 or under.

Thibaut Courtois: 22

Belgian spent three stellar seasons at Atletico Madrid and has ousted Petr Cech as Chelsea’s number one starter, still a baby in goalkeeping terms.

Nathan Ake: 19

Talented academy graduate can play in a number of roles but we’ll use him at left-back.

Kurt Zouma: 19

The long term replacement for John Terry joined the club from Saint-Etienne in January and is a player with massive potential.

Kenneth Omeruo: 20

Outstanding talent currently on loan at Middlesbrough, has 17 Nigerian national team caps to his name and impressed at the World Cup finals.

Wallace: 20

Brazilian, currently on loan at Vitesse, will fill right-back berth

Marco van Ginkel: 21

Cultured midfield, on loan at AC Milan, will pull the strings in our midfield.

Nathaniel Chalobah: 19

Rangy England Under 21 regular will provide bite in the centre of the park.

Oscar: 23

Brazilian international is one of the best young talents in the game and will sit in a attacking trio behind our centre-forward.

Eden Hazard: 23

Belgian has made 114 appearances in his two and a bit years at Chelsea, expect a lengthy period of service wowing the Blues faithful.

Lucas Piazon: 20

Hugely talented Brazilian is on loan at Eintracht Frankfurt but has a bright future in west London.

Andre Schurrle: 23

German is proving to be something of a lethal finisher for club and country so he will lead our attack.

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