Transfer gossip: Sheffield United eye Chelsea starlet Kavuma-McQueen as status soars amid thriving Portsmouth stay
Chelsea’s teen starlet is earning admirers in his breakout Championship stay at Fratton Park this term.
Sheffield United are trailing Ryan Kavuma-McQueen as he makes his mark at Pompey this term.
The Blues’ Championship rivals are keen on the Chelsea starlet, after making a huge impression at Fratton Park this term.
Sheffield United eye Chelsea teen ace Kavuma-McQueen
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Kavuma-McQueen has been one of the captures of the summer, amid a busy period of 12 loan and permanent signings being made at Fratton Park.
Reports in Yorkshire state Sheffield United were keen on the 17-year-old in the summer, with Pompey putting in extensive groundwork to bring the winger to PO4.
But the Blades’ interest in Kavuma-McQueen hasn’t gone away, as they carry out their squad planning moving forward.
Our sister title the Sheffield Star have reported this morning they are looking at a potential deal for the England under-18 international beyond this campaign.
Kavuma McQueen has made 14 Pompey appearances this term, with nine of those outings arriving as starts.
The popular figure has been on the bench for the past two games, however, not featuring against Swansea City last week and getting nine minutes off the bench against Stoke City on Saturday.
Chelsea hold a recall clause over Kavuma-McQueen in the January window, as is standard in most loan agreements.
Pompey boss John Mousinho has repeatedly stated, however, he is confident the Premier League prospect will be remaining at PO4 for the campaign.
He told The News last month: ‘Chelsea have the option, but I am really comfortable we will keep Ryan in January.
‘We have an incredibly good relationship with them and I’m sure if they want to do that then they will tell us really early.
‘Every indication that we’ve had - and we’ve spoken to them very clearly about it - is they would much rather Ryan gets the minutes here playing for Pompey and playing for a Championship club, ready to go back to Chelsea next year.
‘This is a question for Chelsea, but I don’t think they will move him to go to a different football club. I think the only circumstance would be if they wanted him back to go and play for Chelsea.
‘The ball’s in their court, they are the parent club, but I am extremely confident that we are going to have Ryan and I am extremely confident that if, for whatever reason, that changed, then Chelsea would let us know and we’ll make sure we can figure out what that looks like.
‘There’s still more to come from Ryan. He is doing extremely well here for somebody on his first loan, for a 17-year-old living away from home coming into a first-team environment for consistently for the first time
‘I think he has adapted brilliantly.’