All eyes may be on how Chelsea's new owners act in the transfer market and any statement signings that could be made. Jules Kounde, Ousmane Dembele, and Declan Rice - significant names are never far away from the Blues when the transfer rumour mill gets underway.
However, there will be many returning faces to Cobham this summer, with Thomas Tuchel perhaps casting his eye on some for the first time in a first-team capacity. The German coach has already made it clear that players sent out on loan throughout 2021/22 are first and foremost Chelsea players. His philosophy was clear when asked about the futures of Armando Broja and Conor Callagher.
"First of all, they will come back because they are our players," said Tuchel ahead of the end of the season, "When we send them on loan, we do this for them but also for us to have better players, more experienced players back. They are our players, and I want to have them in pre-season, and then we decide what's going on.
