Forgotten former Chelsea wonderkid who’s now unemployed closing in on transfer to tenth club
FORMER Chelsea prospect Josh McEachran is reportedly set to join League One side Oxford United.
The English midfielder, 30, came through the Blues' academy set-up at Stamford Bridge.
He made 22 first-team appearances for the Premier League giants - including 17 during their 2010/11 campaign under Carlo Ancelotti.
Loan spells with Swansea, Middlesbrough, Watford, Wigan and Dutch club Vitesse followed over the next four years.
He eventually left Stamford Bridge permanently in 2015, penning a deal with Brentford who were in the Championship at the time.
After four seasons and more than 100 games for the Bees, McEachran joined Birmingham for one season in 2019.
A stint at League One outfit MK Dons followed, before he left on a free in the summer.
But he looks set to be snapped up quickly by another third-tier side, Oxford United.
According to BBC Radio Oxford, they are "close" to signing him on a free transfer.
McEachran was born in Oxford and played for the Oxford Mail Boys team as a youngster before being scouted by Chelsea.
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He has played 13 games for England's U21 side - the last of which came in 2021.
But he has never received a call-up to the senior team.
Oxford finished 19th in League One last season, narrowly avoiding relegation by two points.