The ‘Robbery’ Of Chelsea To Barça Ends In Disappointment
By The Sports Recorder News, September 1, 2022.
The ‘new Van Dijk’, they came to call him. His name, Xavier Mbuyamba, went viral. The young defender packed his bags from La Masia to go to Chelsea. It was a very popular move. It was one of the young values of the Blaugrana quarry and, however, the English team managed to snatch him away.
After making his debut with the Chelsea second team -and leaving a good feeling-, he looked for an opportunity in the first team that never came. Not even the marches of Rüdiger and Christensen allowed him to find the confidence of Tuchel. In this way, when he was 20 years old, he had to leave the club.
It will be in the modest Volendam, of the Dutch league, where he will continue playing. This was announced by the country’s press. It will not be a transfer, as usually happens in these cases, but a transfer for three seasons.
That is to say, Chelsea is separating itself from a player for whom it once bet heavily. We will have to see how Mbuyamba evolves in a minor league in Europe like the Netherlands, in which he will surely have the necessary minutes to continue his training.
Playing in the Dutch country will also allow him to return to his birthplace. He hails from Maastricht and will be much closer to home now than before. In fact, from the youth team of Maastricht he began his adventure through great clubs in Europe, first Barça and then Chelsea.though it’s over too soon.
At just 20 years old, he returns home to play for Volendam, anchored in the middle of the Eredivisie and beaten this week 7-1 by one of the country’s greats, PSV
