Nathan Ake has said Jose Mourinho left him “broken” as a player after the Portuguese manager dropped him to the second team when the two were at Chelsea.
Ex-Blues Youngster Speaks About Leaving Chelsea to Jumpstart Career
When Nathan Ake left his native Netherlands for the glamour of London, it was not without controversy. Like many before him, bright young things attracted admiring glances from Europe’s elite and when Chelsea saw a 15-year-old Ake bamboozle their youth team in a Willem II junior tournament, the Blues swiftly moved to lure the talented teenager to England.