Omari Kellyman has opened up and revealed why he made the decision to join Chelsea from Aston Villa this summer window.

Kellyman, an 18-year-old attacking player, was seen as a big prospect inside Villa Park and Chelsea first enquired about him in January before making a firm move this month.

Chelsea have clinched the deal for Kellyman, who will sign a six-year contract with the option of a further 12 months and was initially valued at £20 million by Villa.

The expectation is that Kellyman will join CHELSEA’s first-team squad for pre-season, but could be loaned out next season to get more senior experience and prepare him for the following campaign.

‘That was a big attraction for me,’ he explains. ‘I have seen young players stepping into the team and playing week in, week out, in the Premier League and I feel like I will be able to take my opportunity as and when it comes.

‘I want to be successful in the Chelsea shirt; to win games and hopefully trophies. [Over time] hopefully, I can become one of the faces on the side of the stadium. I want to become a big player for this club.’

IcFootballnews View…

This is a massive decision from the lad to move across London and join CHELSEA– we are just hoping that he is not sent out on loan for a bunch of seasons now that he has joined the club.

He clearly has the talent to develop into something special – he is not the signing that Blues fans wanted to see arrive this summer – but it has happened and now he needs to work even harder to make sure he is given a chance at Stamford Bridge