It is fair to say test Chelsea have a number of talented youngsters in pretty much every position on the pitch ready for the future.
Many of those are set to not even feature for the club next season, with the lack of first team minutes available at Stamford Bridge.
This has already seen the likes of Andrey Santos move away ahead of the upcoming season. He is set to play a key role for Strasbourg in Ligue 1.
The Brazilian is not the only young midfielder the Blues have a lot of faith in for the future that they are looking to get regular minutes.
Lesley Ugochukwu impressed in glimpses during pre-season, and is reportedly on his way to Southampton on loan.
Chelsea see similarities in Lesley Ugochukwu and Aurelien Tchouameni
Chelsea think they have found the perfect club for Ugochukwu’s development, and clearly they believe he has a very high ceiling.
In fact, according to The Athletic, the Blues see a lot of similarities between their youngster and Real Madrid superstar Aurelien Tchouameni.
The Frenchman started earlier this week as part of the Real Madrid super team who were victorious in the Super Cup final.
Chelsea were linked with signing Tchouameni
Chelsea have been linked to Tchouameni in the past too, however decided to look in another direction when it came to midfielders to bring in.
While they may massively regret that at this stage, they should feel some confidence that they have built a pretty impressive midfield themselves.
With consecutive club-record signings Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo seen as the two top dogs, they are being backed up with some real quality too.
Romeo Lavia enjoyed a very strong pre-season campaign over in the United States, and will surely be in Enzo Maresca’s plans to feature in some capacity against Manchester City on Sunday.
Another player who might start is Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, who the manager knows very well from their time together at Leicester last season.
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