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Mason Burstow must be brimming with joy to be part of the Chelsea first-team training camp in Abu Dhabi.
He certainly sounded like he was enjoying himself, when the club cameras captured the 19-year-old expressing pure delight under the warm glow of the West Coast sun.
‘What a time to be alive’ expressed the young striker seven seconds into the video.
Mason Burstow bubbling in Abu Dhabi
Burstow can’t really have many complaints with life at the moment.
The teenager is currently pitting his wits against several of Graham Potter’s senior stars, in a country he may never have visited had Chelsea not signed him in January.
He agreed to depart Charlton Athletic in favour of the Premier League side last season, but not before finishing off the campaign with his now former team.
His move to South West London was spurred on by the six goals he scored for Charlton after being promoted from the academy set-up.
Scoring has not dried up since permanently leaving the Addicks.
So far this term, Burstow has bagged four times for Chelsea’s Under-21s.
Clearly a talented forward with a point to prove, his efforts earned him a seat on the plane to Abu Dhabi.
Graham Potter included several youth products to help bolster his roster whilst several key personnel are still at the World Cup.
Potter also decided to bring with him a handful of players in recovery from their respective injuries.
Reece James, Ben Chilwell, N’Golo Kante and Wesley Fofana all jetted off across the globe, in the hope they will be fit enough for the return of domestic football.
