Mauricio Pochettino will “define” the futures of Chelsea youngsters Andrey Santos, Cesare Casadei and new signing Lesley Ugochukwu in a post-tour meeting in London.
The Blues boss will sit down with co-sporting directors Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart after his squad returns from their trip to the United States.
Chelsea are currently undefeated in pre-season despite Pochettino previously describing the squad as “incomplete” with an average age of around 22.
Ahead of one final pre-season friendly test against Borussia Dortmund in Chicago on Wednesday night, Pochettino said he is ready to sit down and decide the futures of a host of young players.
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He said: “When we finish the tour, we are going to sit, we are already working with the sporting directors, with Paul and Laurence, sharing ideas and we can see how we define the squad.
“They have the possibility, maybe they go on loan. At the moment, nothing is closed.”
Pochettino wants to add further to his squad ahead of Chelsea’s first Premier League game of the new season against Liverpool on August 13.
The Blues are set to sign defender Axel Disasi for £38.6million from Monaco but remain in talks over Brighton duo Moises Caicedo and Robert Sanchez.
Pochettino said he is “not disappointed” when asked about the speed of the club’s transfer activity, before adding: “We all understand that maybe during the last few weeks of the transfer window, things are going to happen.
“It is always better to have everything closed before. But not only for us, every other club too. It is important to close the squad in the way that we want.”
