Never heard of the lad until today so we’ll see what he brings. Hope he doesn’t shine too bright or else the blue fuckers will ship him off somewhere else in January.
Great to have got this done, however, after the Conor fiasco last year, and the season long loan that suddenly disappeared when Chelsea recalled, only to send to Swansea, i am afraid the words Chelsea and Loan somehow don't sit true with me. So watch this space, and lets see where we are come January.
Ian Maatsen has today completed a loan move to Charlton Athletic for the remainder of the 2020/21 season.
It will be a first taste of regular senior football for the 18-year-old defender, who joined Chelsea from PSV Eindhoven in his native Netherlands in the summer of 2018. Since then, he has demonstrated his versatility as a left-back, wing-back, centre-back or central midfielder, impressing both with his attacking intent and defensive solidity.
In September 2019, aged 17, the Dutchman made his senior debut for the club in our 7-1 Carabao Cup thumping of Grimsby Town, playing the final 24 minutes as a substitute.
A European Championship winner at the Under-19 age group with the Netherlands last year, Maatsen signed a new long-term contract in March and now crosses the capital to the Valley. Charlton have picked up four points from their opening four games since relegation to League One and take on Wigan Athletic at home this weekend.
I liked to think that when we scored Bowyer shouted jubilantly but Sandgaard misheard and thought he was yelling "Get Ian Maatsen!!!" and sloped off to make a call on his supa dupa phone (that actually works) to do the deal.
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Chelsea have sent him here to toughen up.
Nah, not having that. Must have misspelt it, should be Jan.
last year, and the season long loan that suddenly disappeared
when Chelsea recalled, only to send to Swansea, i am afraid
the words Chelsea and Loan somehow don't sit true with me.
So watch this space, and lets see where we are come January.
Methinks you'll play a big part in our new look squad.
Ian Maatsen has today completed a loan move to Charlton Athletic for the remainder of the 2020/21 season.
It will be a first taste of regular senior football for the 18-year-old defender, who joined Chelsea from PSV Eindhoven in his native Netherlands in the summer of 2018. Since then, he has demonstrated his versatility as a left-back, wing-back, centre-back or central midfielder, impressing both with his attacking intent and defensive solidity.
In September 2019, aged 17, the Dutchman made his senior debut for the club in our 7-1 Carabao Cup thumping of Grimsby Town, playing the final 24 minutes as a substitute.
A European Championship winner at the Under-19 age group with the Netherlands last year, Maatsen signed a new long-term contract in March and now crosses the capital to the Valley. Charlton have picked up four points from their opening four games since relegation to League One and take on Wigan Athletic at home this weekend.
https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2020/10/13/maiden-loan-move-for-maatsen