Ben Chilwell is still training separately to Chelsea's first team but the England international has been given hope of a way back after Enzo Maresca sanctioned his inclusion in the squad submitted by the club to the Premier League on Friday.
Maresca plans to hold a meeting with the 27-year-old to discuss a solution so he does not spend the next four months in the footballing wilderness.
One of the options on the table is allowing him to rejoin the first team until January when they could look for a potential buyer all over again.