Chelsea club officials make decision regarding 17-year-old keeper Berke Ozer
Chelsea sent two club officials to Turkey for Altinordu wonder-kid Berke Ozer over the weekend.
Blues goalkeeper coach Christophe Lollichon and – loan player technical coach – Eddie Newton monitored Ozer and the club academy in general.
Newton revealed that he was impressed with the Altinordu setup comparing it to Chelsea and Bayern Munich.
“Everything is well planned and geared to football, Altinordu are operating at a high standard, ahead of many clubs in Europe actually,” Newton said.
“In fact it is near the level of Chelsea and Bayern Munich.”
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Newton stated that he was impressed with the club philosophy following his stay in Turkey.
“It was great to see the youngsters growing their own food and learning the importance of what they put inside themselves,” he added.
“They are gearing these kids up for life.
“Kids from all across Turkey and being developed into the stars of tomorrow.
“We were impressed with Berke and other players here, we’ll continue to scout them.”
Chelsea could face competition from Manchester City for Ozer.
Altinordu president Mehmet Ozkan confirmed the Citizens making an offer over the last transfer window.
“We want him to play in Europe, if Berke has a great season the odds of him moving to the Premier League are high,” Ozkan said in Emre Sarigul’s latest article for the Guardian.
“Manchester City already made him an offer. We will see what the future holds.”
The young keeper was recently named in the Guardian Next Generation series, 60 best young talents in world football.
