World cup 2018

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Dan:6775233 said:
I don't know how true that is. Judging an eight year old on their size is beyond stupid and I highly doubt everyone in Chelsea's academy is 6'3" and stacked - two that I can think of in Ryan Bertrand and Liam Bridcutt can't be much more than 5'9".
You may be right - this is the article that mentions it but there isn't a direct quote stating why they didn't want him:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/chelsea-could-30m-transfer-target-2868410

Given they could have had him, and didn't, whatever their reasons were, for their sake, I hope they've improved their selection process.