Chelsea signs 17th player of the season: Championship wonderkid on free transfer

Reports suggest that Chelsea has made their 17th signing of the season, with the acquisition of Norwich youngster Alex Matos. Despite spending over £600 million on talent, Chelsea’s performances on the pitch have not been up to par. However, this has not stopped them from continuing to bring in fresh faces. According to Fabrizio Romano, Chelsea has completed the signing of the 18-year-old winger from Norwich as part of their youth development and recruitment project headed by Jim Fraser. Matos joined Norwich from Luton in 2016 at Under 12 level and signed a scholarship with the club in 2021. He has been a regular for Norwich’s Under 18 side this season, scoring and assisting once each in eight appearances in the Under 18 Premier League. Chelsea’s trigger-happy approach to transfers in their senior squad has caused chaos behind the scenes, with Graham Potter being forced to make a number of stars change in the corridor despite making the dressing room bigger. Frank Lampard has since taken over the helm, but things have only gotten worse with six defeats on the spin under the interim boss following the latest lacklustre performance against Arsenal. Fans have reacted to the news with some jokingly suggesting that Chelsea should make the dressing room bigger again, while others have criticized the club’s focus on signing young players instead of winning games.