Chelsea spent £ 12.5 million for Saint-Etienne to own a young midfielder that was highly appreciated for Mathis Amougou and gave him an 8-year contract. However, after only 6 months, Amougou is on the way to join Strasbourg.
The young French talent, 19 years old, was brought back by Chelsea with many expectations in January this year. He is considered the “new Moises Caicedo”, signed in the context of Romeo Lavia often injured and Carney Chukwuemeka moves to Dortmund.
Chelsea need a backup plan in midfield and have trusted in Amougou. However, despite being highly expected, he could not enter the first team at Stamford Bridge. Amougou had his debut before Southampton, but it was the only time he participated in the Premier League for Chelsea.
Since then, Chelsea has added Androy Santos, making the position competition more fierce. The fact that Andrey Santos left Strasbourg and captain Habib Diarra to Sunderland with a record fee of the club opened the opportunity for Amougou at the French team.
According to L'écipe, Amougou will sign a 5 -year contract with Strasbourg and be used in the first team, where he will play an important role in the midfield. Chelsea wisely installed the acquisition of the contract, allowing them to bring Amougou back in the future with a predetermined fee.
The Blues continues to have a busy summer when completing contracts with Liam Delap and Joao Pedro. They also recruited Jamie Gittens from Dortmund, Dario Essugo from Sporting and Mamadou Sarr from Strasbourg.
Young Brazilian star, Estevao Willian – who signed a contract from the previous summer – also prepared the army with the team in the pre -season period, after the impressive performance at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025.