DBasia.news – Lucas Piazon questions the loan transfer “business” run by Chelsea, a club he has only featured in the senior team three times despite being part of them for eight years.
As is known, the Brazilian winger was originally brought in by Chelsea as a young player and to strengthen their academy team. Many other names also have the same fate as him, as the Stamford Bridge resident club likes to amass talent in the youth team.
Prior to Frank Lampard’s arrival as manager in the summer of 2019, few home-grown talents were given the opportunity to prove themselves on the senior stage. Piazon doesn’t fit in that category, while the 26-year-old player is currently on loan at Rio Ave, his seventh club in his time as a Chelsea player.
He was previously sent to Malaga, Vitesse, Eintracht Frankfurt, Reading, Fulham and Chievo, not even playing for Chelsea’s first team since December 2012.
Piazon himself is still under contract with the Blues until June 2022, but he actually feels he is being used and is nothing more than a means to make money for his club.
Speaking to the Portuguese daily, Maisfutebol, Piazon said: “After a certain point, the connection was no longer favorable for both parties.
“At first, I felt great. I got into the U-23 team, I got into the first team and, even in the first loan period, I felt that Chelsea had expectations and an interest in me.
“I was sure I could come back and have a chance at any time.
“Then, over time, I just became another business for them. They sent me on loan with the expectation to sell me and make some money. I think they think more or less like that. “
Even so, Chelsea’s loan transfer policy is now starting to show progress. For example there are several names in their first team who have benefited from it, such as Reece James, Mason Mount, Tammy Abraham to Fikayo Tomori.
Apart from that, many players were unable to make it into the first team and the west London club now has 29 players on loan at other clubs, including Ross Barkley, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Michy Batshuayi.