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The South African
10 hours ago
- Sport
- The South African
Chelsea lead race to sign 13-year-old South African wonderkid
Premier League giants Chelsea are reportedly leading the race to sign highly-rated 13-year-old South African prodigy Camden Schaper, currently on the books of Blackburn Rovers. Chelsea appear to have beaten off competition from several English heavyweights, including Manchester City, Manchester United, Arsenal, and Liverpool, all of whom had expressed interest in the talented teenager. Camden, who began his career with SuperSport United in South Africa, first grabbed national attention when he captained their U11 side on a tour of Spain in 2021. The youngster's technical prowess and leadership qualities turned heads, with Portuguese giants Sporting Lisbon reportedly monitoring his development at the time. Now based in the UK with his family, the Benoni-born midfielder has been impressing at youth level for Blackburn, reportedly earning a £700 000 (R17 million) valuation. Manchester City were thought to be favourites to secure Camden's signature, particularly since his younger brother Astin Schaper is already in their academy. However, Chelsea have now emerged as frontrunners, with reports indicating that the deal is all but done. Camden came close to joining Manchester United in 2020, but Covid-19-related restrictions and foreign transfer regulations put the move on ice. Should the move to Chelsea materialise, Camden would join a growing list of South African youngsters making waves in England, including: Thorsten Brits – Goalkeeper, Manchester City – Goalkeeper, Manchester City Samuel Archer – Goalkeeper, Tottenham Hotspur – Goalkeeper, Tottenham Hotspur Elyh Harrison – Goalkeeper, Manchester United (recently featured on the bench for the first team) Chelsea have not yet officially confirmed the deal. Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1 Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X and Bluesky for the latest news.
IOL News
2 days ago
- Sport
- IOL News
Chelsea set to beat Manchester City to R17 million-rated SA teen
Chelsea set to win race for SA teen Benoni native Camden Schaper formerly of SuperSport United, is set to join Chelsea after being on the radar of a number of Premier League giants. Photo: Camden Schaper on Instagram According to reports, Chelsea are in the driving seat to secure the services of 13-year-old South African Camden Schaper, who currently plays for Blackburn Rovers. The former SuperSport United wonderkid, who is worth a reported £700,000 (R16.9 million), has been on the radar of a few of England's top clubs after impressing in the blue and white of Blackburn. IOL Sport reported two months ago that Manchester City, Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, and Liverpool were all keeping tabs. A report in the UK's Sun newspaper claims City, who already have his younger brother Astin on their books, were close to signing him but lost out to Chelsea. The young Camden first came to South Africa's attention when he captained the SuperSport United Under-11 team on a successful tour of Spain in 2021. Following the tour, Portuguese giants Sporting Lisbon kept tabs on the youngster.
Scottish Sun
6 days ago
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
Chelsea hope to seal stunning £700,000 transfer for 13-YEAR-OLD Blackburn wonderkid despite Man City's huge advantage
Man City can offer the wonderkid something Chelsea will never be able to PROSPECT Chelsea hope to seal stunning £700,000 transfer for 13-YEAR-OLD Blackburn wonderkid despite Man City's huge advantage CHELSEA may beat Manchester City in the chase for Blackburn teen sensation Camden Schaper. The Blues are talking about a stunning £700,000 offer for the kid — who is just 13 YEARS OLD. 1 Chelsea may beat Manchester City in the chase for Blackburn sensation Camden Schaper But he is already drawing a tremendous amount of interest. City had hoped to win the race for Schaper, who came to England from South Africa a year ago. Especially as they already have his younger brother Astin on their books. Chelsea have been very active this summer by completing some major transfer deals. The Blues won the bidding war for Liam Delap as they beat the likes of Manchester United, Newcastle and Everton. The West Londoners signed the striker following a £30million deal with Ipswich Town. Enzo Maresca's side went on to land Dario Essugo and Mamadou Sarr from Sporting Lisbon and Strasbourg respectively. City, on the other hand, splashed over £116m on four rapid signings during the first half of the summer transfer window. Man City landed Tijjani Reijnders, Rayan Ait Nouri, Rayan Cherki and Marcus Bettineli from AC Milan, Wolves, Lyon and Chelsea respectively. The Blues and the Citizens are now set to focus on the Club World Cup. Stoppage Time Ep 1 However, both clubs are still expected to return to the summer market, which restarts on Monday.
The Irish Sun
6 days ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Chelsea hope to seal stunning £700,000 transfer for 13-YEAR-OLD Blackburn wonderkid despite Man City's huge advantage
CHELSEA may beat Manchester City in the chase for Blackburn teen sensation Camden Schaper. The Blues are talking about a stunning £700,000 offer for the kid — who is just 13 YEARS OLD. 1 Chelsea may beat Manchester City in the chase for Blackburn sensation Camden Schaper But he is already drawing a tremendous amount of interest. Especially as they already have his younger brother Astin on their books. Read More on Chelsea The Blues won the bidding war for Liam Delap as they beat the likes of The West Londoners signed the striker following a City, on the other hand, splashed over £116m on four rapid signings during the first half of the summer transfer window. Most read in Football Man City landed Tijjani Reijnders, Rayan Ait Nouri, Rayan Cherki and Marcus Bettineli from AC Milan, Wolves, Lyon and Chelsea respectively. The Blues and the Citizens are now set to focus on the Club World Cup. Stoppage Time Ep 1 However, both clubs are still expected to return to the summer market, which restarts on Monday.
The Sun
6 days ago
- Sport
- The Sun
Chelsea hope to seal stunning £700,000 transfer for 13-YEAR-OLD Blackburn wonderkid despite Man City's huge advantage
CHELSEA may beat Manchester City in the chase for Blackburn teen sensation Camden Schaper. The Blues are talking about a stunning £700,000 offer for the kid — who is just 13 YEARS OLD. But he is already drawing a tremendous amount of interest. City had hoped to win the race for Schaper, who came to England from South Africa a year ago. Especially as they already have his younger brother Astin on their books. Chelsea have been very active this summer by completing some major transfer deals. The Blues won the bidding war for Liam Delap as they beat the likes of Manchester United, Newcastle and Everton. £30million deal with Ipswich Town. Enzo Maresca 's side went on to land Dario Essugo and Mamadou Sarr from Sporting Lisbon and Strasbourg respectively. City, on the other hand, splashed over £116m on four rapid signings during the first half of the summer transfer window. Man City landed Tijjani Reijnders, Rayan Ait Nouri, Rayan Cherki and Marcus Bettineli from AC Milan, Wolves, Lyon and Chelsea respectively. The Blues and the Citizens are now set to focus on the Club World Cup. However, both clubs are still expected to return to the summer market, which restarts on Monday.
