Bournemouth defender Nathan Ake is pleased to see the success of Chelsea Academy graduates this season. A former Blues youngster himself, Ake never had any doubt there's a lot of quality at our academy.
"All the young players playing together is great to see and they are playing well," Ake told Goal. "They play good football. The manager is helping them a lot. There's a buzz over there. It is a special group.
"The players they have now are so good but you could see that from their youth. They were winning so many things all the time such as the FA Youth Cup and the UEFA Youth League. You can see that Chelsea’s youth was great.
"You just wait for that opportunity and now it's come. I am buzzing for everyone. I was so happy for the decision to go there [to train with Chelsea]. I think I learned so much there. I played with so many good players.
"I won things myself in the youth teams as well. So, for me, it was great to be there. I played with Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Nathaniel Chalobah and Dominic Solanke. There are so many good players there."
Nathaniel Ake joined Chelsea as a 16-year-old from Feyenoord. He played at Stamford Bridge for five years before joining Bournemouth for £20m in 2017. Chelsea still have a buy-back clause on Ake worth around £40m.
