Morten Nielsen

[the wes 7,212]

Two clubs from the Danish top-flight are believed to be tracking Chelsea starlet Morten Nielsen.

The striker is expected to leave Stamford Bridge at the end of the current campaign after failing to force his way into the Blues' first-team plans.

He signed professional forms with the London giants in 2007, but has been restricted to academy and reserve outings since.

The 18-year-old's father, Benny, believes the time is right for Morten to accept a new challenge and feels a return to his homeland would be the most logical option.

"There are two Danish teams that have shown an interest," he told Sporten.

"He is an SAS League (Danish top-flight) standard now, so a move to Denmark would be interesting."

Benny Nielsen also refused to rule out the possibility of a move going through in January, with the Chelsea youngsters currently enjoying their winter break.

"Training starts again on 2nd January so we'll have a talk with Frank Arnesen (Chelsea's sporting director)," he added.

[EskWeston 696]

Wouldn't suprise me, he has not really had an impact in the reserves and both Fabio Borini and Frank Nouble have come through from the youth and overtaken him.

[Badboy 1,526]

How do you rate Frank Nouble and fabio borini esk. My opinion of nouble is he is too tall and strong to be a winger

but he is really skillful. fabio needs to learn how too finish in my opinion his record is shocking.

[warnie_666 1,081]

What record are you talking about?

Frank nouble is a good prespect. Aself proclaimed Man Utd Fan though. Borini, well hasnt he be scoring goals after goals in the youth set up...?

[EskWeston 696]

How do you rate Frank Nouble and fabio borini esk. My opinion of nouble is he is too tall and strong to be a winger

but he is really skillful. fabio needs to learn how too finish in my opinion his record is shocking.

Fabio Borini needs to learn how to finish? The lad has been knocking them in for fun this season:

Frank Nouble hasn't really played as a winger this season. He has been playing as centre forward, and like Borini has been banging them in. His speed and ability on the ball means he can play as a winger, but without doubt his best position is centre forward and he is relishing that role this season.

[Badboy 1,526]

Last season Fabio Borini could not score for shit 5 goals in 16 i think i have not watched him recently though.

[EskWeston 696]

Last season Fabio Borini could not score for shit 5 goals in 16 i think i have not watched him recently though.

Foreign young players take time to settle in, Borini did struggle a bit last season but this season he has been flying and is becomming a quality striker, him and Nouble are fighting it out to score the most goals.

[the wes 7,212]

Chelsea's teenage striker Morten Neilson has his heart set on a summer move to Celtic.

[the wes 7,212]

Dutch champions AZ Alkmaar have snapped up former Chelsea youngster Morten Nielsen.

The Danish starlet is available on a free transfer having been released by the Blues earlier this month.

The 19-year-old has put pen-to-paper on a two-year deal with AZ after passing a medical on Monday.

He is now hoping to force his way into Ronald Koeman's first-team plans and make more of an impression in Holland than he did in England.

"It is a big challenge that awaits me over the coming years," Nielsen told Ekstra Bladet.

"But that is exactly what I wanted.

"AZ believe in me and Ronald Koeman has said that he will play me."

[EskWeston 696]

Hope he does well. When i first saw Nielson i saw a lot of potential for him to be a good striker for us. He never really kicked on from there and could never really find himself at Chelsea. That coupled with the fact of us bringing through some top attacking talent (Borini, Nouble, Mitrovic, Prosenik) showed that it was time for him to move on.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

As Esk says, he had bags of potential but never really consistently showed what he could do at reserves level. Best of luck to him at AZ.

[the wes 7,212]

AZ Alkmaar have completed the signing of Danish youngster Morten Nielsen from Chelsea.

The 19-year-old has been on trial with the Eredivisie champions for two weeks and impressed enough to warrant a two-year contract.

The Denmark Under-18 international joined the Blues in 2005 and signed professional forms in 2007 but failed to make the breakthrough at Stamford Bridge.

AZ technical director Marcel Brands is confident the club will give the forward the platform he needs to improve his game.

"During the trial he made a good impression," he told the club's official website.

"AZ gives him the chance to develop himself further in Alkmaar."

done deal

[ZanSnake 1,211]

I don't quite get how this whole thing works on this point in the site. I mean when we have signed a player the topic is closed and moved, but when we lose a player the topic goes on and on. How can it be transfer talk if he isn't apart of the Chelsea squad in anyway? Meh, just MO.

Anyway, i guess he had potential but never actually impressed ayone.