Premier League Rumors: Chelsea Among Teams Interested In German Starlet, Former Boss Says

KEY POINTS

Karim Adeyemi eyed by multiple clubs, Chelsea FC singled out as one of them
Adeyemi has become the youngest German to score a goal since Mario Gotze in 2011
Manfred Schwabl believes Adeyemi is on the right path to become a future soccer great

Karim-David Adeyemi is a 19-year-old striker from Germany seen by many as one of the game’s future stars. Several Premier League teams reportedly have the youngster on their radar.

All that is expected to go up a notch following Adeyemi’s performance on Sunday in the World Cup qualifiers against Armenia. The 19-year-old scored Germany's sixth goal in his debut for the national team, Goal reported.

But even before that performance, Adeyemi had already drawn interest. No less than SpVgg Unterhaching chairman Manfred Schwabl can attest to it. He revealed that Chelsea FC was among the teams that sent scouts to check out the German national.

"When he was 16, some clubs from England wanted to sign him. For example, some scouts from Chelsea came, but I don't know if that would have worked out,” Schwabl told Goal in another report.

"You should never take two steps at once. Salzburg is a good station for him, but also a club that doesn't put any obstacles in the way of young players with suitable offers. If he continues like this, I would say it will be interesting from the spring," the 55-year-old former midfielder added.

If there is someone who knows Adeyemi well, it would be Scwabl. He has been closely monitoring the progress of the 19-year-old striker and even revealed interest coming from England. Regardless, he felt that joining Salzburg was the right choice.

“The move to Salzburg was exactly right because it's not too far away from his home in Munich. The closeness to his family is very important. He has a very good and stable environment,” he explained.

Schwabl was on hand alongside Adeyemi’s family at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Stuttgart on Sunday. He admitted it was an emotional moment seeing the 19-year-old in a Germany jersey and become the youngest German to score a goal since Mario Gotze in 2011.

“His development lately is like a little fairy tale. We are very proud of Karim as a club. The goal was of course the crowning glory. I congratulated him afterwards, but also said: 'Stay on the ground, boy!' That is so important. He is only at the beginning of his career," Schwabl said.