Former Chelsea star dubbed 'the next Frank Lampard' joins 10th club at 30

A former Chelsea star who was once dubbed to be the next Frank Lampard has joined his 10th club at the age of 30.

Josh McEachran, who joined the Blues at eight years old, was picked out by many as the next big thing while he made his way through the club's academy, eventually making 11 appearances for the first team while he started to break through.

His first exposure to the first team came at the age of 17, and fans began to think the had the successor to the club's greatest ever goal scorer on their hands.

But it didn't materialise. After loan spells at Swansea, Middlesbrough, Watford, Wigan and Vitesse, the two parties eventually parted ways before McEachran was picked up by Brentford.

He made 90 appearances in four years before a short stay with Birmingham, and eventually settled with MK Dons, until last season.

Now, he's signed for Oxford United in League One having just turned 30 - not quite the career many expected of him.

McEachran was capped at various levels of youth football for England, including 13 times by the U21s. He has never been a natural goal scorer, but his ability to control games in the centre of the park has been rated highly by several managers throughout his career, playing under the likes of Carlo Ancelotti and Rafa Benitez.

Josh McEachran

At 30, there's still hope he will be able to push on - and he has much to be proud of anyway - and Oxford will have promotion ambitions this season under Liam Manning, but it's a case where time will have to tell.

"When I found out Oxford United were interested in signing me, it was an easy decision to say yes," he told the club's official website upon signing. "The club are putting together a really strong squad and I’m delighted to be part of it."

Wishing Josh all the best.