There was no shortage of change at Chelsea in the summer of 2022. While new owners came and a transformation behind the scenes got underway, the Blues also had to attempt to get on with the normality of preparing for a new season.
An ill-fated trip to the USA awaited but the annual return of players to the club's Cobham training base came before that for some. It's acknowledged that Graham Potter's group of 31 senior players is more bloated than ideal, while the Premier League season adds a number of complications on that front, it's a prospect Chelsea are left with most summers.
Chelsea have 20 players out on loan, at various stages of their careers and come pre-season decisions must be made over their futures, and whether they are entitled to much time training with the first team to prove their value. Or whether it is better to embed them with their temporary teammates as soon as possible.
