I've heard about starting them young, and we've all heard stories of 7-year-olds being signed up by professional clubs, but in the same way as some might say they bought the Premier League title, it looks as if Chelsea are aiming to pull a swift one in their progression of young talent. But you can't get one past Open Goal, Roman.

You see, if you're Chelsea, you're free to pursue whatever business model you like, and while we may not see many Blues players emerging up through the youth ranks, we are at least witnessing the next best thing - the assemblance of a team of very young looking players.

Think about it - the £30million capture of Robinho is the reported signing of a 24-year-old father, but to most he vaguely looks old enough to buy a pack of B&H, let alone a pack of Pampers.

Then there's Deco, who celebrated his 31st birthday yesterday but regularly still gets asked for ID at Boujis, and the coup de gras, Shaun
Wright-Phillips, who is so young he even has his own sponsored area at the Early Learning Centre.

Don't rule out a late-summer move for Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer anytime soon...

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