Chelsea starlet Jake Clarke-Salter’s move to Birmingham City scuppered by injury to Carl Jenkinson
Harry Redknapp forced to cancel loan move for Blues and England youth defender after right-back suffered dislocated shoulder on his debut.
CARL JENKINSON’S debut injury for Birmingham City scuppered Jake Clarke-Salter’s proposed move to Brum from Chelsea.
The England youth international, who helped the Young Lions win the U20s World Cup this summer, was poised to join the Championship side on loan.
But scans revealed that Jenkinson, on-loan from Arsenal, had dislocated his shoulder and would be sidelined for an extended period.
And forced Birmingham boss Harry Redknapp to instead go for a right-back as he searched for a replacement for the England international.
He eventually opted to splash out £3million on Brentford’s Maxime Colin to fill the void left by the full-back.
Clarke-Salter is one of the outstanding talents in the Chelsea academy and was wanted by a number of Brum’s Championship rivals.
He impressed last season during a loan spell at Bristol Rovers and Stamford Bridge chiefs were keen to see him gain further experience further up the Football League ladder.
But after his switch to the second city collapsed, Antonio Conte opted to keep him in West London as defensive cover.
His fellow academy centre-half and U20s international Fikayo Tomori, 19, has been sent out on loan.
Hull City snapped-up the ace on a season-long loan deal yesterday.