Loan Army 24/25: Roundup
Lets see how our loan army are getting on.....
Good Morning Ladies and Gents,
I haven’t produced one of these for a while, I have had a re-think and found a more modern way to provide you all this information. Usually the way I conduct this is very time consuming and where I could help Simon in other areas of content like ideas, blogs and articles this will take up all of that time and more.
So I have turned to the year 2025 and produced this report via AI (artifical intelligence), I am very impressed with the outcome considering all context. I will now go back to providing this report regularly using the power of AI to deliver this information to you all in one place!
The most important thing to me is all of your opinions, please let me know if you like the new format, if you would like me to amend it in any way or if you want me to go back to the old version I used to produce?
This has now freed me up to release a further article even today! Now I will go back to my usual 1 article a week plus a regular loan army thrown in for good measure!
Here it is;
Premier League & Top European Leagues
Axel Disasi
Aston Villa
Loaned on 4 February 2025.
Made 4 Premier League appearances and 1 UEFA Champions League appearance for Aston Villa.
Delivered a man-of-the-match performance in a 1–0 win over Brentford on 8 March.
Scored his first goal for Villa in a 3–1 friendly win against Al Ain on 20 March.
Ben Chilwell
Crystal Palace
Joined Crystal Palace on loan in February 2025 after limited appearances for Chelsea.
No specific match data available since 5 March.
Carney Chukwuemeka
Borussia Dortmund
Joined Borussia Dortmund on loan in February 2025.
Made 6 Bundesliga appearances, scoring 1 goal, and featured in 3 UEFA Champions League matches.
Renato Veiga
Juventus
Loaned to Juventus in January 2025.
Made 8 Serie A appearances and 2 UEFA Champions League appearances.
Suffered a muscle injury during the Champions League play-off against PSV Eindhoven but returned to action against Fiorentina.
Lesley Ugochukwu
Southampton
Loaned for the 2024/25 season.
Notably impressed in away performances at Manchester United and Liverpool.
Andrey Santos
RC Strasbourg
On loan for the 2024/25 season.
Scored eight goals and provided one assist in 24 matches, showcasing strong performances in midfield.
Djordje Petrovic
RC Strasbourg
On loan for the 2024/25 season.
Kept eight clean sheets in 23 starts, conceding just 27 goals.
Caleb Wiley
Watford
Recalled from Strasbourg and loaned to Watford for the remainder of the season.
No specific match data available since 5 March.
Armando Broja
Everton
Made 5 Premier League appearances and 1 FA Cup appearance for Everton.
No goals recorded during this period.
João Félix
AC Milan
Loaned to AC Milan in February 2025.
Scored on his debut in a 3–1 Coppa Italia quarter-final win over Roma.
Made 10 appearances without scoring thereafter.
In a 2–1 defeat to Napoli, teammate Kyle Walker was seen reprimanding Félix for his playstyle, leading to his substitution early in the second half.
Reports suggest that AC Milan will not pursue a permanent deal, and Félix is expected to return to Chelsea at the end of the season.
Estevão Willian
Palmeiras
Scored in a 3-2 Copa Libertadores win over Bolivar on 23 April.
Subsequently substituted after experiencing altitude sickness symptoms.
Championship & League One
Alfie Gilchrist
Sheffield United
Regular starter at right-back.
Contributed to victories over Swansea City and Norwich City, though the team faced a 3-0 loss to Hull City.
Bashir Humphreys
Burnley
Featured in FA Cup and Championship matches.
Helped Burnley maintain a strong defensive record, including a 0-0 draw against Sunderland.
Dylan Williams
Burton Albion
Returned to the starting lineup in early 2025.
Provided an assist in a 2-2 draw with Peterborough and continued to feature in subsequent matches.
Leo Castledine
Shrewsbury Town
Consistent presence in the team.
Scored in a 2-1 win over Wrexham but the team faced a 1-0 defeat to Charlton Athletic.
Zak Sturge
Millwall
Joined Millwall on loan in February 2025.
No specific match data available since 5 March.
Lower Leagues & Youth Development
Teddy Sharman-Lowe
Doncaster Rovers
Made 15 appearances in League Two in 2025, conceding 16 goals and keeping 5 clean sheets.
Jimmy-Jay Morgan
Gillingham
Made his debut in a draw at Tranmere.
Max Merrick
Hampton & Richmond
Loaned for the remainder of the 2024/25 season.
No specific match data available since 5 March.
This report focuses on the available data for Chelsea’s on-loan players’ fixtures since 5 March 2025.
Just to confirm I am not updating on Raheem Sterling or Kepa Arrizabalaga on purpose.
Thanks for reading.
Luke Rushbrook
Luke this is one of my favourite monthly articles as I’ve mentioned to you in the past. On the poll I chose AI with your input and now having read the article as a whole I think your personal input is essential.
I fully understand that you’re trying to free up time and respect that. It’s your personal knowledge that I think makes the article such a good read.
Could I also suggest that at this time of the season would be worthwhile you adding, particularly for the newly recruited and younger players, what you would expect for them for the following season. i.e. another loan at a higher level, a sale, a first team squad position, et cetera.
Thanks from all of us for your time and effort
I really enjoyed the Loan Army segment, but feel that this AI version is wide of the mark.
Personally, I would quite like just the stats, either rolling from start of loan, or for the club's last 3 games.
- minutes played.
- appearances/subs.
- goal contributions/goals conceded (for defenders).
- average player rating.
- team results.
Something like that. I am not sure if AI can provide that. I am not against AI, but can't see a lot of what was written changing much week after week.