Retov urges Donavan Bagou to keep dreaming of Chelsea

Martin Retov has no intention of extinguishing Donavan Bagou’s dream: the Hvidovre coach urged his striker to keep believing he could one day play for Chelsea. He spoke after Bagou scored twice in a 3-0 home victory over Aarhus Fremad on Monday in Denmark’s Betinia Liga.

The 22-year-old opened the scoring in the 14th minute, before Louka Prip extended Hvidovre’s lead shortly before half-time. Bagou added the third in the 64th minute. The brace took his league tally to nine goals. His scoring has helped Hvidovre’s progress, with the forward among the division’s most productive attackers this season.

The win put Hvidovre back on the winning track after two consecutive draws and kept the team top of the table. They are five points clear of second-placed Vejle. Retov also praised Bagou’s qualities, particularly his threat when facing forward and the power of his right-footed strike.

Bagou had spoken before about his ambition to join Chelsea. He repeated it in an interview with Viaplay after the match, prompting a question to Retov about his striker’s aspirations. The coach acknowledged the distance between Denmark’s second tier and one of the Premier League’s biggest clubs, but did not seek to discourage him: “There is a long way to Chelsea, but you have to dream in this world to achieve something. We’ll see if he gets there.”

Chelsea are fifth in the Premier League with 16 points after 10 matches: five wins, one draw and four defeats, with 19 goals scored and 16 conceded. Across their last five league games, they have three wins and two losses. Bagou must now keep finding the net while working toward Hvidovre's promotion.