Chelsea Bomb Squad captain Axel Disasi made a surprise appearance for the under-21 team last weekend, but if Sky Sports are to be believed, he could be set for an even bigger shock here momentarily: a return
to the first-team!
According to Sky’s Kaveh Solkehol, Disasi is “set to return to training with the Chelsea first team”, though it’s not likely to be for too long as he’s apparently “still likely to leave in January”. So that’s a somewhat strange sequence of events, to have him return to the fold but only with a view towards leaving anyway (training ain’t the proverbial shop window!), but the whole situation is kind of strange to begin with, so yeah … might as well?
As per the BBC, these moves are part of “a bid to rebuild his match fitness and put himself in the shop window”, a “win-win” situation for both parties and a reward for the 27-year-old’s “professionalism behind the scenes in difficult circumstances”. Then again, the player himself is said to “retain hope” that he may yet pull on a Chelsea first-team shirt for real.
Disasi was deemed surplus to requirements midway through last season, and spent the second half of the campaign on loan at Aston Villa. But he failed to secure a move away over the summer, leaving him to carry the flag for the Bomb Squad alongside Raheem Sterling. Overall, he’s made 61 appearances for Chelsea, scoring 5 goals. He did get a winner’s medal for our Conference League triumph (but not the Club World Cup).
