Official: Chelsea-reared forward whose grandfather played for Super Eagles joins Ipswich Town 

With a statement on their official website,  Jupiler Pro League giants RSC Anderlecht have confirmed that Chelsea's Cobham product Tudor Mendel-Idowu is leaving Brussels for good. 

A year after declining a contract extension with Chelsea to join Anderlecht, the versatile forward is now returning to England, having signed a permanent deal with Premier League newcomers Ipswich Town.

Although Mendel-Idowu's grandfather on his mother's side, John Adeleye-Abai ,played international football for the Super Eagles, the left-footed winger is leaning towards representing the Three Lions at international level.

The 19-year-old became provisionally cap-tied to England back in March 2022 when he featured as a substitute in a European U17 Championship qualifier against France.

Mendel-Idowu has departed RSC Anderlecht without making his senior debut but played in sixteen matches for RSCA Futures in the  Challenger Pro League, scoring once in 574 minutes of action.

He is expected to begin his career at Ipswich Town with the club's development squad and will be registered as an U21 player in their Premier League squad.

Mendel-Idowu links up with Emmanuel Okunowo, Afikunoluwa Adebayo, Chuks Uzor, Edwin Agbaje, Leon Ayinde, Jesse Nwabueze and Abube Onuchukwu at the Ipswich Town academy.

He made his development squad debut before departing Chelsea, coming off the bench in an EFL Trophy clash with Peterborough United in November 2022 and was a non-playing substitute against Leicester City in the Premier League 2 two months later. 

Ifeanyi Emmanuel 

Photo Credit: chelseafc.com

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