Di story of Dastan Satpayev, di 17-year-old striker from Kazakhstan, don begin to catch fire for Chelsea. Even though e no don officially sign for di Blues until August 12, di boy don already dey feature for di club pre-season tour for Australia and Asia.
Last week, Chelsea land for Australia, and since dat time, Satpayev don become di main topic of discussion. For di open training session for Allianz Stadium, over 5,000 supporters show up, and plenty of dem dey wave Kazakhstan flag or wear di jersey of FC Kairat, di club wey Satpayev come from. Na so e dey hot.
Di club know say di arrival of di young star go cause fanfare, so dem do dia best to make sure say e fit join di 28-man squad for di tour. Dem get special permission from FC Kairat because Satpayev contract no start until August. But di rules say say e fit play as international trialist, so dem allow am to take part for all di pre-season friendlies.
For di first match against Western Sydney Wanderers for Accor Stadium, Satpayev start di game. And e no waste time — after just six minutes, e score goal. Ryan Kavuma-McQueen play di ball from di back, and Satpayev pick am for di halfway line, burst through di defence, and fire di ball into di net with im right foot. Na sweet goal.
Di Blues get busy schedule: dem don play Western Sydney, next na Tottenham for Sydney Super Cup, then dem go face Juventus for Hong Kong, AC Milan for Indonesia, and finish with Johor Darul Ta’zim for Malaysia. With many key players still on leave after World Cup, Satpayev go get chance to show wetin e fit do.
Di contract wey e sign be five years plus option for another 12 months. But for now, e dey play under special dispensation from im former club. All dis move show say Chelsea dey believe for di young talent, and di fans dey eager to see am for action.
