22-year-old Chelsea player now spotted back in training after missing Arsenal game, looks very close with Levi Colwill

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Chelsea defender Benoit Badiashile has been spotted back in first team training after missing the Arsenal game due to injury.

Pictures posted on the club’s official Instagram page show the Frenchman embracing Levi Colwill as the pair trained ahead of the next fixture.

Badiashile was back on the bench when the Blues hosted the Gunners at the weekend, although it was fairly clear he was not fully ready to compete.

It was touch and go through last week whether the 22-year-old would make the squad, with Mauricio Pochettino unable to confirm it either way.

His ability has been one thing Chelsea have been missing this season. He is yet to feature following an injury that cut his prior campaign short.

However, he is now back first team training with the rest of the squad, and seems to have become close with one of his teammates.

Colwill and Badiashile embrace in training

The picture on the club’s Instagram sees him embracing Colwill, who has been impressing in his absence this campaign. 

Saturday saw the England international play in the central defensive role for the first time in the league really, with options limited after Axel Disasi’s knock too.

He performed well, while Marc Cucurella continued to fight for his shirt at the club in the then vacant left-back role.

It surely will not be long until we see Badiashile in the side, with his injury now keeping him out the best part of six months.

It just remains to be seen who the manager decides to partner him up with, with many of the options such as Colwill and Disasi proving their worth during the opening weeks of the season.