Defender order to leave Chelsea before the end of the January transfer window
According to The Athletic, Bashir Humphreys, a defender for Chelsea, will spend the rest of the season on loan at Paderborn in Germany.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!The 19-year-old defender earned his senior debut for Chelsea earlier this month in a 4-0 FA Cup third-round loss to Manchester City at Etihad Stadium while playing centre-back alongside Kalidou Koulibaly.
With the German league’s second-tier team, Paderborn, Humphreys will continue to grow.
It’s interesting that Benjamin Weber, the new sporting director at Paderborn and one of Thomas Tuchel’s subordinates from his time at Chelsea, is responsible for the agreement.
Humphreys was also interested in being loaned to League One and Championship teams, but both he and Chelsea’s new technical director Christopher Vivell thought Paderborn was the best place for him to continue developing.
In the event that Paderborn is promoted to Germany’s top division, the loan deal can be extended for the upcoming campaign. Paderborn is currently sixth in the 2. Bundesliga.
Humphreys has a deal with Chelsea that runs through June 2024 with a one-year extension option.
