Five months ago, Callum Hudson-Odoi's Chelsea future was far from clear.
How drastically things have changed since the run-up to the last transfer deadline day in August when the talk surrounding the winger was him leaving on loan in search of regular minutes.
Now in January, a month where he could have again been looking elsewhere to kickstart his career, Hudson-Odoi is coming off another good display from his favoured left-wing role. A spot for some time, he was deprived of starting in for Chelsea's senior team after flourishing there in the academy.