Kurt Zouma

[The Skipper 20,593]

Kurt is like the Lukaku of centre-backs. The potential is ridiculously high but not sure if he's ready to step in right now. I would have preferred to keep Omeruo because he's a little further ahead in his development and has more experience.

I'll be happy to be proven wrong though, let's wait and see. We have to keep at least one of them though.

I think Omeruo is off out on loan again tbh. Plus I wouldn't call Zouma the Lukaku of CBs either - Lukaku doesn't fully utilise his physicality as well as Kurt does.

I think Mourinho is going to give this lad a huge chance this season.

[DavidEU 2,023]

Im told that allegedly 25 clubs have an 'interest' in taking this boy on loan. 25.

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

Kurt Happy Zouma.

[termninja 5,290]

I dunno why, but I really like this lad. I'm really hoping he can give good games to Chelsea and have a bright future here. It would be wonderful if he could stay and provide cover for JT and Gary if he isn't still too young and inexperienced for that. I look forward to seeing him play again.

[Fulham Broadway 16,869]

Hope he sticks around -absolute man mountain-and his middle name is Happy

[DavidEU 2,023]

Couple of sloppy balls last night and nothing to really do defensively. Looking forward to seeing what he can do in the games against better opposition such as Vitesse and Werder Bremen. Physically he looks a lot different on the pitch to how I expected. He's one of those that doesn't really 'look' like a footballer.

[ja1 1,166]

He looked very uncomfortable at RB when on the ball I thought

[StrategiC 73]

He looked a little awkward and shy when playing at RB, he's basically to huge to be a full back. However i think he will be one Europe's best defenders very soon. Hope he stays as our 3/4th CB he'll still get shit loads of minutes.

[termninja 5,290]

Gave Wimbledon a penalty. Got caught out with a long ball and brought down their player. Had 2 decent defensive interventions beside that.

[The Chels 2,502]

Potentially very good. Though, modern defenders are expected to be good technically and Zouma is rather poor on the ball

[pHaRaOn 2,131]

Kurt Zouma will wear number 5

http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/07/luis-and-zouma-squad-number-news.html

[BenIsLegend 475]

Zouma has swapped numbers with Luis and will now wear the number 5 shirt.

http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/07/luis-and-zouma-squad-number-news.html

[nyikolajevics 2,587]

Zouma has swapped numbers with Luis and will now wear the number 5 shirt.

http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/07/luis-and-zouma-squad-number-news.html

Does this mean that Zouma stays with us?

[BenIsLegend 475]

Does this mean that Zouma stays with us?

Would presume so. I always thought he would, like Jose did with Varane.

[The Skipper 20,593]

Knew Jose was going to give this lad a big chance here. Him being given the number 5 shirt pretty much confirms this.

[J.F. 1,484]

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Biggest hint yet that Zouma will be staying with us and becoming first choice back up at centre back (Ivanovic being first choice right back sub). Really pleased, it means we won't be spending £3xm for someone like Varane unnecessarily.

[Korea 734]

People shouldnt compare zouma to varane or the other french cbs...

It's only going to disappoint you. If he is 3rd cb, I can see a ton of mistakes being made by him.