Newcastle’s ex-Chelsea ace Kyle Scott travels to US to win FC Cincinnati contract on free transfer
NEWCASTLE midfielder Kyle Scott has travelled to the US to try to win a move to FC Cincinnati. The ex-Chelsea kid, 23, joined Toon on a two-year deal for free at the start of last season. But the move has not worked out with Scott failing to make a single Magpies appearance. Cincinnati boss Jaap […]
NEWCASTLE midfielder Kyle Scott has travelled to the US to try to win a move to FC Cincinnati.
The ex-Chelsea kid, 23, joined Toon on a two-year deal for free at the start of last season.
But the move has not worked out with Scott failing to make a single Magpies appearance.
Cincinnati boss Jaap Stam is keen on taking him Stateside though and has invited the Bath-born youngster over.
Scott will train with the MLS outfit to assess his fitness, with the hope of earning a move ahead of the new season.
The midfielder was part of an incredibly successful youth team at Chelsea, winning three consecutive FA Youth Cups and two Uefa Youth Leagues between 2013 and 2016.
During these years, Scott played alongside the likes of Andreas Christensen, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Tammy Abraham, Fikayo Tomori and Mason Mount.
But his own Chelsea career didn’t quite take off as those esteemed others did.
Scott did manage one first-team outing for the Blues, however, playing 28 minutes of an FA Cup victory over Hull City under Antonio Conte in 2018.
That was to be his only outing for his boyhood club, as he was released a year later.
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Injuries curtailed his final year at Stamford Bridge, and continued to plague him as he made the move north to Tyneside.
The Bath-born player, who has played youth football for England, Ireland and most recently the United States, has made just four appearances in the PL2 for Newcastle’s Under-23s this season.
His only other senior experience came while on loan at Telstar in the Dutch second tier in 2018 – making 14 appearances and scoring twice.
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