{"id":630881,"date":"2023-10-21T07:24:41","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T11:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=630881"},"modified":"2023-10-21T07:24:41","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T11:24:41","slug":"chelsea-active-contract-clause-ian-maatsen-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/10\/21\/chelsea-active-contract-clause-ian-maatsen-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea Activate Key Clause in \u2018Intelligent\u2019 Star\u2019s Contract Amid Interest From Barcelona – Romano"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chelsea seem keen on protecting the talented youth core in their squad after investing in young talents over the last few transfer windows. The Stamford Bridge club have decided to keep one of their youngsters by extending the contract of Ian Maatsen.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Chelsea Activae Clause in Ian Maatsen Contract<\/span><\/h2>\n

What Did Chelsea Do With Maatsen Contract?<\/span><\/h3>\n

Fabrizio Romano<\/span><\/a>\u00a0has confirmed that the Blues have activated a clause in Maatsen’s contract to ensure that his deal at the club will stretch until June 2025. His initial contract was supposed to expire after the end of the 2023\/24 season.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The journalist adds that this is to avoid losing him for nothing next summer.\u00a0<\/span>Romano<\/span><\/a>\u00a0also mentions that Chelsea want to agree a new long-term deal with the Dutch full-back.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, if he refuses to agree to a new contract, the club plans to sell him in 2024. This is similar to how Mason Mount was sold to Manchester United earlier this summer because the Blues did not want to lose him for free.<\/span><\/p>\n

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