{"id":178037,"date":"2024-05-03T11:51:51","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T11:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/05\/03\/ian-maatsen-working-on-permanent-transfer-away-from-chelsea\/"},"modified":"2024-05-03T11:51:51","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T11:51:51","slug":"ian-maatsen-working-on-permanent-transfer-away-from-chelsea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/05\/03\/ian-maatsen-working-on-permanent-transfer-away-from-chelsea\/","title":{"rendered":"Ian Maatsen \u2018working on\u2019 permanent transfer away from Chelsea \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The father of Chelsea defender Ian Maatsen has laid into the Blues, criticising the downturn in fortunes since the Todd Boehly-led takeover in 2022 and claiming that many decisions \u201crevolve around money\u201d rather than football.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Maatsen has been on loan at Borussia Dortmund in the second half of this season after struggling to get a look-in at Stamford Bridge. He was among the\u00a0many Dortmund players who shone\u00a0during Wednesday\u2019s Champions League semi-final first leg win over Paris Saint-Germain and could end up playing in the final later this month while his parent club struggle for a top half domestic finish.<\/p>\n<p>As conveyed through his father, Edward Maatsen, the 22-year-old appears to have little desire to return to Chelsea.\u00a0Dortmund\u00a0is the priority but there are \u201cmore options\u201d too.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/01hwx9zk33ngtzmt1vm6.jpg\" alt=\"Ian Maatsen\" title=\"Ian Maatsen\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Maatsen was a fringe player at Chelsea before his loan away \/ Visionhaus\/GettyImages<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>\u201cWe are working on staying at [Dortmund]. The clubs have to fight it out among themselves. Ian is developing well here and things are not going well at Chelsea since they changed ownership,\u201d Maatsen Sr. told Dutch publication\u00a0<em>Voetbal International<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot at that club also revolves around money, which sometimes seems more important than the club\u2019s interests. We have more options besides Chelsea and Dortmund, but Dortmund has proven to be a good restart. And look which guys come from there\u2026[Jude] Bellingham\u00a0and\u00a0[Erling] Haaland.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since joining Chelsea\u2019s academy from PSV Eindhoven as a 16-year-old, Maatsen has spent time on loan Charlton Athletic, Coventry City and Burnley, helping the latter earn promotion back to the Premier League last season. 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