November 16th 2023.
Ian Maatsen, the 21-year-old Chelsea youngster, has revealed that he may have to make a difficult choice if his game time in the Premier League does not improve. Maatsen mentioned that he had a host of suitors in the summer, but ultimately decided to stay and fight for his spot at Stamford Bridge.
Unfortunately, he has not had many opportunities to show his worth, making only seven substitute appearances for a combined total of 107 minutes. Maatsen was also called up to the senior Netherlands squad in September, but was later relegated to the Under-21s. Now, he is hoping to make the Dutch squad for the European Championships next summer, but knows he needs to be playing regularly for that to happen.
The youngster also spoke about his relationship with Mauricio Pochettino, mentioning that the latter is very open and has said that he has everything a player needs. However, he is yet to get a chance due to the selection dilemma at left-back, with Levi Colwill and Marc Cucurella preferred over him even when Ben Chilwell was injured.
Maatsen is aware that the club will soon indicate if he needs to make the difficult choice of leaving Chelsea in order to further his career. For now, he is keeping all his options open and waiting for the right opportunity.
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