Chelsea’s Josh McEachran has ended his Stamford Bridge career by putting pen-to-paper on a four-year deal with Brentford.
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The 22-year-old – who once one of the most exciting English youngsters in the Premier League and could potentially have been Frank Lampard’s long-term replacement – has said farewell to the Blues after signing a permanent contract with the Championship outfit today.
NEWS | @JMcEachran20 has today completed his move from @ChelseaFC, signing a four-year deal with #brentfordfcpic.twitter.com/Y1Jf3TPU9E
— Brentford FC (@BrentfordFC) July 10, 2015
The England Under-21 international joined the west London giants’ academy aged 7 and earned his first competitive debut in a Champions League clash against MSK Zilina in 2010 – with high expectations placed on his shoulders.
Nonetheless, McEachran’s career failed to really kick off at Stamford Bridge, with five loan spells – at Swansea City, Middlesborough, Watford, Wigan Athletic and Vitesse – perhaps summing up what would be an inevitable departure.
The last academy star to have broken from Chelsea’s youth ranks remains John Terry – and it seems the wait will simply go on.
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