{"id":1103503,"date":"2019-08-27T15:41:52","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T14:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1103503"},"modified":"2019-08-27T15:41:52","modified_gmt":"2019-08-27T14:41:52","slug":"quina-reject-chelsea-lampard-strategy","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/quina-reject-chelsea-lampard-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"Quina\u2019s reason for rejecting Chelsea deal shows how important Lampard\u2019s academy strategy is"},"content":{"rendered":"

Watford teenager Domingos Quina has revealed why he left Chelsea in 2016, highlighting how important Frank Lampard’s strategy\u00a0at Cobham is.<\/b><\/p>\n

Portuguese Under-20 international Quina had been at Chelsea since the age of 13, joining from Benfica after trials with Manchester City and Fulham.<\/p>\n

Why did Domingos Quina leave Chelsea? Five things to know…<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • Quina joined Chelsea from Benfica in 2013<\/li>\n
  • But three years later he left for West Ham, despite being offered a professional contract.<\/li>\n
  • Quina admits he turned down the contract after seeing “really good” players ahead of him in the pecking order fail to get a chance.<\/li>\n
  • The Portuguese Under-20 international joined West Ham before signing for Watford in 2018.<\/li>\n
  • Chelsea have now been forced to look to their academy products due to a two-window transfer ban.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n