A lot of Chelsea supporters have already written off Jamie Gittens after just one season at the club.
Gittens joined Chelsea from Borussia Dortmund last year in an initial £48m deal, but the winger had a debut campaign to forget.
He struggled with injuries and only managed to play 16 games in the Premier League in the end.
Nevertheless, the Blues are not giving up on Gittens, and they have reason not to. The former Dortmund star is still young and has a lot of talent.
Chelsea fans saw his ability on a few occasions, mainly in a Carabao Cup fourth-round tie against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
That night, Gittens scored one goal and provided two assists as Chelsea went on to win 4-3 and progress to the next round.
Yes, it was only a League Cup match and Wolves were eventually relegated, showing how poor they were last term. But the goal that Gittens scored was easily one of the best from a Chelsea player during the 2025/26 campaign.
Sorry, but there are WORSE players than Alejandro Garnacho at Chelsea who aren’t being pushed out of the club
Again, the talent is clearly there. He was just not afforded the rhythm needed to show it consistently because of all his injuries.
It has been reported that Chelsea are trying to sign Crysencio Summerville from West Ham United, and he may be needed once Alejandro Garnacho departs the club. But statistically, Gittens is a better dribbler.
As per Scout Lab, Gittens completed 2.39 successful dribbles per 90 minutes last season, while Summerville completed 1.85.
All in all, Gittens deserves at least another season at Chelsea. It is a bit of a different story with Garnacho, as he was not injured and had already played in the Premier League before moving to Stamford Bridge.
Simply put, the Argentina international had opportunities. The same cannot be said about Gittens, but hopefully his situation improves in the new campaign.
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