As the transfer window prepares to open, excitement arrives at what teams can look like for the new season. New hopes emerge as squads are revitalised and the dreams of the next year begin to germinate as news and rumours drive excitement.
However, while Chelsea have spoken about transforming their squad, there should also be a focus on what is already at the club and what may come next. The Blues have garnered a reputation for developing players at Cobham and seeing them rise high either at Chelsea or on loan.
The likes of Mason Mount, Reece James and a number of others have made their name away from the club before returning to shine, like Levi Colwill more recently, while in the last 12 months Lewis Hall has stood tall upon his introduction to Premier League football and succeeded Harvey Vale as academy player of the year. So the question then comes, who next?
