Chelsea youth training defender Gilchrist leaves the team this summer, with the cost expected to be less than 5 million pounds

Hupu August 6th News Sun London reporter wrote an exclusive Chelsea column.

Alfie Gilchrist was once favored by Chelsea's legendary captain Terry, and Terry also hopes that he can stay in the team.

Terry officially recognized Gilchrist in the mid-2023/24 season. At the end of the season, Gilchrist signed a new contract, scoring his first adult team goal with the Blues and was awarded the Youth Training Player of the Year.

But things are unpredictable, and the hardcore Chelsea fan is about to become the latest youth star to leave the club and seek first-team opportunities.

To be fair, the Blues' local trio Rees James, Trevor Chaloba and Levi Colewell are one of the three players who block Gilchrist from entering the first team's defense as a right-back or centre-back.

But the club's policy of introducing young players from all over the world also led him to the door of departure.

So Gilchrist will almost certainly transfer in the coming weeks.

But if the interest in the Bundesliga ultimately translates into concrete actions, then Gilchrist's transfer does not have to be "a step back, two steps forward". Gilchrist performed well at Sheffield United last season, and Championship clubs such as Derbyshire, Blackburn and Middlesbrough also salivated him.

He also attracted the attention of Saudi professional league teams. However, no matter where he goes, his transfer fee will be lower than Chelsea's initial £8 million asking price, and may even be less than £5 million.