Chelsea’s ‘exemplary’ summer signing has been working on increasing muscle

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Enzo Maresca has given loads of players their Chelsea debut this season, including the likes of Pedro Neto and Jadon Sancho.

It comes after a summer where Chelsea were extremely busy in the transfer window, with the club making more than 10 signings.

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Tosin Adarabioyo and Renato Veiga are just a few more players who have made their debut for Chelsea this term.

One summer signing who is yet to do that, though, is Omari Kellyman. The attacking midfielder has been injured, though Kellyman is hoping to return this month.

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Omari Kellyman’s rehabilitation at Chelsea

While Kellyman is yet to play for the Chelsea first-team, he managed to make a couple of appearances in Premier League 2 before picking up a hamstring injury.

Since arriving at Chelsea from Aston Villa, then, the 19-year-old has spent most of his time rehabilitating at Cobham.

And according to football.london, his rehabilitation programme has seen him work on increasing muscle.

Once the former Villa youngster returns from injury, he may still have to wait before making his Chelsea debut, with Enzo Maresca having so many options right now.

It had already been claimed that Chelsea planned to loan out Kellyman in the January transfer window.

How Aston Villa felt about selling Omari Kellyman to Chelsea

The Chelsea board were quite fortunate to land Kellyman in the summer and probably have PSR to thank for his arrival.

In July, it was reported that Aston Villa never wanted to sell Kellyman but had to in the end to help the club avoid breaching financial regulations.

Kellyman is a talented player but also has the right attitude, so it is not a surprise to hear that the Villans were reluctant to let him go.

“Since he joined us he has shown an exemplary attitude and approach to his work,” the club’s academy manager Mark Harrison told Villa’s official website when speaking about Kellyman.

Having stolen one of their Premier League rivals’ top talents, Chelsea will now be hoping for Kellyman’s rehabilitation to finish off smoothly before a potential loan move to help him get back on the right track.