(Photo Confirmation) Official : Chelsea Loan Out Nigerian Goal Machine Ugbo To The Reds

Published: July 17, 2017

Through their official website, Premier League champions Chelsea have announced that they have loaned out the promising Nigerian striker Ike Ugbo to Championship club Barnsley.

Ugbo, who is an England youth international, will spend the whole of the 2017-2018 season on loan at The Reds.

The 18-year-old has scored 60 goals for the youth teams of Chelsea in the last three seasons, and this led to several teams in the Championship and Eredivisie interested in signing him on loan.

Wolves, Leeds United, Bristol City and Vitesse were credited with an interest in signing Ugbo before Barnsley won the race for his services.

Ike Ugbo has been on the books of Chelsea for more than eight years.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

Photo Credit : barnsleyfc.co.uk