{"id":12179,"date":"2026-05-24T16:47:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T16:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=12179"},"modified":"2026-05-24T16:47:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T16:47:10","slug":"untouchable-acheampong-tells-sources-he-will-explore-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=12179","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Untouchable&#8221; Acheampong tells sources he will &#8220;explore options&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Ben Jacobs has said that Josh Acheampong would be interested in exploring his options if he feels he won\u2019t get games at Chelsea.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em>If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We think of Ben Jacobs as a Chelsea focused journalist, but he\u2019s out there all the time making connections. He was on The United Stand (a Man U podcast) speaking about the potential of Blues youngster Josh Acheampong heading to Old Trafford this summer.<\/p>\n<h2>Acheampong interest could grow if Chelsea don\u2019t convince him<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cA more right-sided option (for Man U) is Josh Acheampong, who Chelsea have always said, he is just not for sale. And I am led to believe that\u2019s a genuine stance,\u201d Jacobs said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut Acheampong, who is also on the radar of Manchester City, is going to have to understand heading into the new season under a new manager, how often is he going to play?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause Chelsea are looking to sign another new starting centre-back. Maybe, if Alonso reverts to his favoured back-three, Acheampong gets more opportunities, maybe he doesn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, Chelsea\u2019s perspective is he\u2019s pretty much untouchable,\u00a0\u00a0but information is that the player would be interested in exploring options if he feels he is not going to be getting regular game time next season.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>In other news\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>Reece James feels he was written off by someone people \u2013 but he\u2019s going to the World Cup to prove them all wrong.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea are making background checks on a young player and we\u2019re keen to sign him before Spurs do.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! 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