Watford sign highly-rated Chelsea defender Nathaniel Chalobah on loan

4:51pm Friday 31st August 2012 in Sport By Frank Smith

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Watford have signed Chelsea’s rising star Nathaniel Chalobah on loan until January 2.

Chalobah is just 17 years old but has already been an unused substitute for Chelsea’s first team, captained the victorious FA Youth Cup side, and also the Reserves, on several occasions last season.

He signed a new two-and-a-half year contract with Chelsea in January and travelled with the first team for the Champions League final victory in May.

Chalobah made his England Under-17 debut at just 14 and is currently an England Under-19 international.

The England website describes him as “Tall, athletic and comfortable in possession. The Chelsea youngster is a calm and composed player in either midfield or defence, both quick in the tackle and also able to play the ball sharply and accurately across the pitch.”

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stevyweavy says...
4:58pm Fri 31 Aug 12

So we are able to sign people on loan from outside the Pozzo "family".

Expect a flurry of activity up until midnight.

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The Rover says...
5:01pm Fri 31 Aug 12

Maybe we will have enough players for a 5th team by the end of the day, hopefully including Del Piero!

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garston 'orn says...
5:02pm Fri 31 Aug 12

hope so, we need a centre forward big time. would mind another centre back maybe neuton from udinese?

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WFC4ever says...
5:16pm Fri 31 Aug 12

Sure he is a good player with a bright future not not certain how much playing time we'll give the kid.

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andyhooked says...
5:17pm Fri 31 Aug 12

Soon be more players than fans? How the heck are we going to blend all this lot in and give them a game after our exit from the Capital One Cup? Harefield is now well dead I suggest. New regime so we have to go along with them (the new owners)

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andyandyandy says...
5:18pm Fri 31 Aug 12

We certainly don't need 39 year old strikers. We want players with something to prove not a final pay day. Have you learnt nothing from the Vialli days?
Besides. Del Piero has gone to Sydney. Thankfully.

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Holly68 says...
5:26pm Fri 31 Aug 12

Interesting signing !

I personally don't like these 4 month signings, because like Kightly, Kacanilic, Mutch and Cork in past, they settle in, shine, then you lose em, so prefer season long loans !

This boy is only 17, so is this a GFZ to RDM favour, is this boy being sent to gain wider experience from a different training regime, with maybe the odd hope of making the bench ?

Agreed if we were still in Ccup then enough risk to play all the players, but now out, GFZ must be thinking rotation, or his problem becomes keeping em all happy !!

Before window shuts, and being greedy, still would like a Goalie and Top Striker

Guess there will be lots of "friendlies" at the training ground this year to keep good Karma

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abbotshornet says...
5:29pm Fri 31 Aug 12

If we keep Chelsea sweet by playing their youngsters we will have a chance of more loans from a top English club as and when required. Not all the many loanees are going to be a big improvement on what we already have, it will certainly take the new boss a while to sort the wheat from the chaff. COYH

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MUSTOITALIA says...
5:32pm Fri 31 Aug 12

andyandyandy wrote:
We certainly don't need 39 year old strikers. We want players with something to prove not a final pay day. Have you learnt nothing from the Vialli days? Besides. Del Piero has gone to Sydney. Thankfully.
I think you will find Del Piero is just 37 and would still be a great addition to the watford team look at Blackburn and nuno gomes hes 36 and still doing it there and he is no where near the quality of ADP.

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andyandyandy says...
5:36pm Fri 31 Aug 12

MUSTOITALIA wrote:
andyandyandy wrote:
We certainly don't need 39 year old strikers. We want players with something to prove not a final pay day. Have you learnt nothing from the Vialli days? Besides. Del Piero has gone to Sydney. Thankfully.
I think you will find Del Piero is just 37 and would still be a great addition to the watford team look at Blackburn and nuno gomes hes 36 and still doing it there and he is no where near the quality of ADP.
just 37? Lmao.

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andyandyandy says...
5:43pm Fri 31 Aug 12

My point is not so much his age. But the fact we need players out to prove themselves. Not last pay days like the Vialli era. Can you see the likes of Del Piero being 'up for it' at Barnsley away on a Tuesday night in January?
No me neither.

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holtonian says...
6:01pm Fri 31 Aug 12

Nathaniel is coming to us for playing time.He is an outstanding player. I wondered how long it would be untill Gianfranco nailed a few players of his own along with our sister clubs ones.We have a manager that is well respected in the football world and this will help us as time goes by obviously.
The biggest problem is finding the best 11 or squad for each game. Not many managers will have his problem in the Championship.

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lockerbiehornet says...
6:12pm Fri 31 Aug 12

The Rover says...
5:01pm Fri 31 Aug 12

Maybe we will have enough players for a 5th team by the end of the day, hopefully including Del Piero!

He's signed for Sydney FC this morning

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lockerbiehornet says...
6:12pm Fri 31 Aug 12

The Rover says...
5:01pm Fri 31 Aug 12

Maybe we will have enough players for a 5th team by the end of the day, hopefully including Del Piero!

He's signed for Sydney FC this morning

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D.unstable says...
6:18pm Fri 31 Aug 12

At least with a bit of squad rotation we will remain a surprise package for some time. Previously opposing managers new our starting eleven and formation weeks in advance.

A lot of talk on twitter linking Tiny Taylor with a move to Shefield Wednesday. I hope not, got a lot of time for the big fella.

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WFC4ever says...
7:11pm Fri 31 Aug 12

D.unstable wrote:
At least with a bit of squad rotation we will remain a surprise package for some time. Previously opposing managers new our starting eleven and formation weeks in advance.

A lot of talk on twitter linking Tiny Taylor with a move to Shefield Wednesday. I hope not, got a lot of time for the big fella.
I agree..be a case of guessing the team each week

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watford1881 says...
7:19pm Fri 31 Aug 12

I wonder how many of these new guys are fit enough to play?? So far we have only seen 7 on the pitch this season... I think I'm right in saying..

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akureyri says...
7:41pm Fri 31 Aug 12

GZ will have to sign SD to keep order, with all the different languages one growlly request from Sean and they will all behave.

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Casterbridge says...
7:47pm Fri 31 Aug 12

garston 'orn wrote:
hope so, we need a centre forward big time. would mind another centre back maybe neuton from udinese?
Looks like we're going to take Deeney back to rehabilitate him.

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