Sources: Chelsea forward Jayden Wareham agrees to join AFC Wimbledon
Chelsea forward Jayden Wareham is set to join AFC Wimbledon after his Leyton Orient loan was cancelled early, sources have told Football Insider.
The teen star, 19, has agreed a new loan with the south-west London side, who are 13th in League Two, and the move will be completed imminently.
Orient announced on Wednesday (11 January) that Wareham had been recalled by his parent club.
Chelsea want the attacker to play more regular first-team football after he found it difficult to break into the League Two leaders’ side.
A number of clubs have expressed an interest in taking Wareham on loan for the second half of the season but AFC Wimbledon are expected to now win the race.
The youngster played just seven times for Orient in the first half of the campaign, scoring twice in the EFL Trophy.
Wareham, who came through the ranks at Queens Park Rangers, is out of contract at Chelsea at the end of this season.
He has scored eight times in 27 outings for the Blues at Under-21 level but is yet to make a big impression on the senior stage.
The starlet signed for Chelsea in 2021 after impressing for non-league outfit Woking as a 17-year-old.
Wimbledon has been a proving ground for young Chelsea talent in the past, with full-back Henry Lawrence enjoying a season-long loan at Plough Lane last season.
Wareham will face competition for places from youthful striker trio Zach Robinson, 20, Josh Davison, 23, and David Fisher, 21.
Despite sitting 13th, Jonnie Jackson’s side are just three points adrift of a play-off place as they seek an immediate return to League One this season.
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