Ian Maatsen scored his first-ever Champions League goal on Tuesday (Picture: Getty)
Chelsea fans have urged the club’s hierarchy not to sell Ian Maatsen after his Champions League heroics for Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday night.
Maatsen scored his first-ever Champions League goal as Dortmund reached the semi-finals with a 4-2 second-leg win over Spanish side Atletico Madrid.
The left-back joined Dortmund on loan in the January transfer window and he will be with the German club until the end of the season – with the Bundesliga side keen to turn it into a permanent deal – according to reports in Germany.
Maatsen was hoping to break into the Chelsea first-team this term under Mauricio Pochettino following an impressive loan at Burnley in 2022-23.
The 22-year-old Dutchman helped Vincent Kompany’s side secure the Championship title and was named in the second-tier Team of the Season.
But Chelsea wanted to sell Maatsen in the summer and even accepted a £31.5m bid from Burnley before he snubbed a permanent switch to Turf Moor.
His lack of playing time at Stamford Bridge saw La Liga giants Barcelona register an interest and it was thought that Chelsea were open to a sale in January.
Borussia Dortmund have booked their spot in the semi-finals (Picture: Getty)
He ultimately joined German side Dortmund on a six-month loan and following his impressive performance against Atletico, Chelsea fans want him to stay.
‘Ian Maatsen what a goal. Don’t sell him @ChelseaFC,’ @CFCDatro posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.
‘Chelsea are going to sell Ian Maatsen to Borussia Dortmund for £35m when we’re crying out for a player like him,’ @UberChelseaFC_ added.
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‘Maatsen is into the semi finals as a starting LB in the competition we can’t get into,’ @matissearmani said. ‘Talent always talks.’
‘Ian Maatsen wasn’t given a chance by Chelsea this season and now he is scoring CL quarter final goals,’ @ConnCFC posted. ‘Fair play to him, talented player.’
@Celery_brigade, meanwhile, left a tongue-in-cheek comment and said: ‘That Ian Maatsen fella looks good – we should consider buying him.’
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