Chelsea youngster Carney Chukwuemeka has been spotted in first team team training ahead of tomorrow’s game against Bournemouth.
The midfielder can be seen in the picture gallery posted by the club on the 5th Stand App.
It has been a tough campaign on the whole for Chukwuemeka, who was one of the first talented youngsters to make the jump to Stamford Bridge since Todd Boehly took over the club.
The 19-year-old didn’t feature under Thomas Tuchel before he was sacked, something which reportedly extremely frustrated the owner after the big-money deal in the summer.
Opportunities were easier to come by under Graham Potter, with him even notably starting the huge Premier League game against Manchester City back in January.
However, it has been more of the same patient waiting in the period of time since Frank Lampard took over the club, which will frustrate particularly given the lack of importance remaining in the games.
Chukwuemeka in training
There had even been reports that the young Englishman had been impressing in training up to now, although he is still frequently left out of the squad completely when it comes to matchdays.
It will at least be encouraging for some supporters that Chukwuemeka is training just days before the club take on Bournemouth in the Premier League.
It has been six games in a row with a loss for the club under Lampard, with them adding to that list recently with one against Arsenal.
In that game, the only positive sparks were the performances of Noni Madueke and Mykhailo Mudryk, with those two young stars also struggling for minutes.
This should encourage the interim boss to look towards players like the former Aston Villa midfielder to help bring some of the good feeling back to Stamford Bridge.
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