Our Chelsea fans here in the Transfer Tavern are hoping that the board can keep one of their top future stars in the summer, amidst a plethora of great performances for his loan club Newcastle United since the turn of the year.

Reports are breaking in the bar over a possible move away for Brazilian wonderkid midfielder Kenedy this summer, with the likes of Bayern Munich and PSG said to be keeping tabs on the Chelsea player should he opt to move.

Having largely been out of the first team during the first half of season due to a pre-season incident, Kenedy was shipped out on loan and is slowly turning into one of former Chelsea boss, Rafa Benitez’s, best performers.

Indeed, Kenedy (valued at £6.3m by Transfermarkt) has been the catalyst for the Toon Army’s rise up the table and, his displays have helped them move 10 points clear of the relegation zone. No doubt Kenedy is playing some of his best football under the Spanish boss and is showing glimmers of what Chelsea could have on their hands in the future. With that in mind, our landlord takes a look at TWO reasons why letting the £6.3m-rated by Transfermarkt star leave Stamford Bridge would be one of the worst decisions in recent years…

Future game changer

Kenedy has scored two goals and two assists in his eight games so far this season, which is a great return for a player that hasn’t had a consistent run in a side for the majority of the season. One of the most underrated wide forwards in the league, he could be a huge star in the making.

Offloading Kenedy would only strengthen one of their rivals’ chances of either domestically or in Europe next season, and after the sale of Nemanja Matic last summer, surely the club would have learned their lesson not to offload great talent.

Building a team around him

If Chelsea wants to start winning trophies again, they have to keep their future star players. Alongside Eden Hazard and N’Golo Kante, these are the types of players that Conte could build a team around for the future. It also speaks volumes if a young player wants to move on to better his career, and Chelsea will want to attract the best players and this kind of transfer out could reverberate around Europe.

Certainly, it looks like Kenedy is just seeing how the managerial position plays out before committing any future to the club at present.