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Chelsea youngster Ampadu joins RB Leipzig on season-long loan

Chelsea youngster Ethan Ampadu has joined Bundesliga outfit RB Leipzig on a season-long loan deal.

The teenage midfielder graduated to the Blues senior squad in 2016 and has since managed to appear in 12 matches across all competitions.

Ampadu penned a new five-year contract at Stamford Bridge in Septemeber 2018 and featured in three Europa League matches during the team's run to glory in Baku back in May.

He will now have the chance to help Leipzig challenge at the top of the Bundesliga table and in the Champions League after agreeing on a season-long loan deal.