All of the Chelsea players who headed off to the World Cup with England are expected to return to training this week.
According to The Telegraph, Mason Mount, Raheem Sterling and Conor Gallagher should be back at Cobham very soon following their quarter-final loss last weekend.
Mount and Sterling were brought on in the second-half against France, but could not swing the tie in their nation’s favour.
Mount almost provided a pivotal moment in the match, by forcing Theo Hernandez to foul him in the area with the scores at 2-1.
Harry Kane unfortunately missed from 12-yards, with the England captain unable to repeat his penalty conversion earlier in the game.
Sterling only played the final 11 minutes of the contest, called upon by Gareth Southgate just days after overcoming terrible off-field events that forced him to fly home to London.
Meanwhile, Gallagher ended the tournament with zero minutes to his name.
Mason Mount and Raheem Sterling return to Chelsea
All three can now turn their attentions to club football once again, as Chelsea prepare to reignite their Premier League campaign.
Graham Potter’s men failed to win any of the five league fixtures leading up to the World Cup, leaving them eight points off the Champions League positions.
Their only victory since the middle of October was the 2-1 triumph away to Red Bull Salzburg.
Potter’s side lost to Aston Villa in a friendly yesterday evening, although his team was mainly filled with academy players.
Chelsea’s next competitive outing is against Bournemouth on the 27th of December.
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