Blackman moves to Leeds United on loan until next summer.
Chelsea fans are reacting to news of Jamal Blackman’s departure to Leeds United.
Blackman moves to the Yorkshire club on loan until the end of the season, after weeks of speculation which began when the goalkeeper was pictured at Leeds’ Thorp Arch training ground.
A product of Chelsea’s youth system, Blackman has yet to make a competitive appearance for the Blues, despite being well into his 25th year, while Leeds become the fifth temporary club of his career, after Middlesbrough, Östersunds FK, Wycombe Wanderers and Sheffield United.
And the Londoner’s latest loan spell seems to have proved the final straw for some Chelsea supporters.
This is what they’re saying on Twitter…
Nevertheless, Blackman, who follows Chelsea teammate Lewis Baker to Leeds this summer, still harbours hopes of breaking into the Blues’ first team plans, telling the Yorkshire Evening Post his move to Elland Road is the ‘right stepping stone’ for him.
Could Blackman still have a future at Chelsea?
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