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Chelsea defender Ampadu: RB Leipzig loan has not been as good as I hoped

Ethan Ampadu has admitted that his loan at RB Leipzig has not gone as well as he would have hoped.

The 19-year-old defender joined the Bundesliga side from Chelsea in July 2019 on a season-long loan, looking for regular first-team minutes.

But the Wales international has found regular playing time hard to come by under Julian Nagelsmann, making only seven total appearances for the club and starting just two matches.

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It was not the experience that one of the Blues most promising defenders would have hoped for, and Ampadu admitted that his time with the Bundesliga side has been mixed so far.