For as much as Chelsea have been criticised for not doing enough to keep previous youth players at the club for long enough to integrate them into the first team, their most impending departure has made his own mind up regardless of club desires.
As Thomas Tuchel looks to supplement his big money moves for Raheem Sterling and Kalidou Koulibaly, not to mention the possible incomings being worked on, with returning loan players including Ethan Ampadu, Conor Gallagher and Levi Colwill, one of the parts to his initial plan is set to leave.
Chelsea have come under criticism for their management of loan players and rising academy graduates, but they are about to feel the sting as a star attacker closes in on a move away from the club despite being offered the club's assurances of game time.
