Mukhtar ​Ali harbours no regrets over Chelsea exit

Former Chelsea youth star, Mukhtar Ali, has said he has no regrets about leaving the club.

He was teammates with some of the Blues stars who are now in the first team under Frank Lampard.

Ali played with Mason Mount and Tammy Abraham in the 2016 UEFA Youth League and FA Youth Cup.

But he eventually went to Vitesse in 2017 and then Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia, while the other two are key parts of the Blues first team.

But Ali says there is no jealousy.

“To see them in Chelsea’s starting line-up is a joy for everyone who was part of our youth team,” he tells Goal.com.

“I never look at the situation now and think it should have been me, because I am very happy for them.

“I am still in contact with a lot of them and they deserve to be in the first team.

“Tammy has always been a guy who just wanted to score goals and you could see that from very young, wherever he is playing.

“He was very tall throughout the academy years, so he was physically superior to everyone in his team and the opposition. He was a very good player.

“Mason was a year younger than us but he played a lot with us in the youth team and you could see his quality straight away.

“You could pass the ball to him in any position and he would control it well. He could play under pressure, he was a good combination player and he was very, very smart.

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“He has a very good shot as well, so you always wanted him in positions where he could have a go and get goals. When he came in for the Youth Cup and Youth League games, he was very good.”