Chelsea are more than a week into pre-season training and Mauricio Pochettino will be beginning to formulate his verdicts on the players in training. He will be challenged by a new influx of players this week as Chelsea's stars who have been involved in international duty begin to return to Cobham ahead of the club's tour of the United States.
After a season where Chelsea finished 12th in the Premier League, the Blues have a point to prove, with the vast majority of the squad required to improve their performances to ensure that the west London side's efforts improve under a new boss. While Chelsea's stars will need to prove themselves worthy of supporters, they will first need to prove themselves worthy of Pochettino's consideration for his squad that heads on the pre-season tour and also his starting XI when the time comes.
football.london takes a look at the candidates who will look to either catch Pochettino's eye or reassure him over the group that he has at his disposal.
