Shim Mheuka is more than ready for a senior loan \u2013 and given his talent it\u2019s a huge call for the sporting directors over where to send him.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n 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 Shim Mheuka has just been nominated for the PL2 player of the year award after scoring 18 goals in 19 games.<\/p>\n In addition, be bagged 5 in 6 games in the UEFA Youth League, and 13 in 10 for England. A quite incredible season, and the only question is what comes next.<\/p>\n Chelsea don\u2019t seem interested in using him in the first team, so we a loan seems most likely. He played 128 minutes for the first team last season, and that fell to 31 minutes this campaign, mainly due to a lack of Conference League action.<\/p>\n Simon Johnson\u2019s piece for the Athletic claims that \u201cMheuka is also being earmarked to go out on loan in 2026-27 in order to gain more regular experience of senior football.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe subject was raised as a possibility in January, but all parties agreed he would be better off maintaining his goalscoring momentum in the academy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Well it certainly worked on that front, as the goal machine kept scoring. But now comes the real test \u2013 choosing the perfect loan destination for him to take the step into the senior game.<\/p>\n Joao Pedro has been linked with a move away from Chelsea \u2013 and a former Blue is telling him to make the jump if he can.<\/p>\n Xabi Alonso is creeping up the list \u2013 he\u2019s now joint favourite for the Chelsea job, despite some big questions about his style.<\/p>\n DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON THE APP STORE<\/strong><\/p>\n Check out the latest edition of Simon Phillips\u2019 SPTC podcast here:<\/em><\/p>\nLoan lined up for Mheuka \u2013 but big decision over where<\/h2>\n
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