Premier League giants Chelsea have reached an agreement with Besiktas that could involve players being loaned out to the Turkish side.
The agreement, which involves close co-operation between the first teams and academies as well as training support and join scouting projects, may also see some of the London clubs young stars heading to Turkey on loan.
Due to the enormity of their squad, Chelsea have sent out 26 players on loan, something they have been criticised for. This trend of stockpiling players seems to be continuing as their agreement with Besiktas is sure to mirror the same relationship they share with Dutch club Vitesse Arnhem, where Josh McEachran, Bertrand Traoré and Wallace are currently on loan.
Of late, Chelsea have been struggling to find clubs to take their talented players on loan due to their high earnings, something that won’t be a problem with Besiktas, who snapped up former Chelsea striker Demba Ba, 29, on a salary of £80,000-a-week thanks to a lucrative new television deal in Turkey.
Besiktas administrative director Semih Usta recently claimed, “We made our short-to-long-term plans and will do our best to transform
Beşiktaş into a club that pays particular attention to youth infrastructure, facilities and scouting.” The Black Eagles as they are known have a network of 65 football academies in every region of the country as well as Germany, England, Holland and as far afield as Nigeria.