Chelsea confirm name change ahead of new season

Chelsea person announced that the club’s Under-21 and Under-19 teams volition beryllium rebranded arsenic Cobham Next Gen, CNG, starting from the upcoming season, nether the enactment of caput manager Harry Hudson.

The Blues on Tuesday issued an authoritative connection explaining the rationale down the decision.

The connection read: “The caller sanction much accurately reflects the property illustration of our starring Academy broadside and Chelsea’s long-standing practice of processing the adjacent procreation of players for the elder game.

“Although the squad participated successful Premier League 2 arsenic an Under-21 team, its mean property past play was much akin to that of an Under-18 group, with respective players arsenic young arsenic 16 years aged regularly taking part.

“Cobham Next Gen besides aligns amended with the squad’s relation wrong the Academy. It acknowledges a radical of young players who are gaining momentum, taking the last measurement successful their improvement pathway to elder football, and competing astatine a higher level arsenic they advancement done Cobham towards the men’s team.

“Chelsea’s Academy boasts a arrogant past of nurturing players for the men’s team. Current elder squad members, including nine skipper Reece James, Levi Colwill, and Josh Acheampong, are among the Academy graduates.

“Numerous others person gone connected to execute palmy careers successful English shot and acros...