Chelsea co-owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali have been spotted in conversation with manager Graham Potter. The Blues suffered a 1-0 defeat against Premier League rivals Aston Villa in the Challenge Cup in Abu Dhabi on Sunday evening.
Potter had to work with a makeshift squad for with a number of his star players either still away or taking a break after featuring at the World Cup in Qatar. Chelsea are set to fly home this morning (Monday) and then regroup at Cobham on Wednesday, along with those players who made early exits from the tournament in the Middle East.
The biggest positive is the return of Reece James from injury after the 23-year-old rejoined the group last week and is now back in team training. The match against Villa came far too soon for the England international to make his comeback, but there is hope he will be ready to take on Bournemouth when the Premier League season resumes on December 27.
