Perhaps you are right. Perhaps being released from his boyhood club might be the wake up call he needs. Either way, it's not like we are taking a huge risk to have a look at a player who is clearly very talented.
The BBC were calling Hunte a wonderkid 15 months ago.
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/20921752
Tha Mail likened him to Ozil
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2225273/Manchester-City-want-Connor-Hunte-Chelsea.html