Chelsea are hopeful winger Callum Hudson-Odoi will return to full training in early August after making significant progress in his recovery from an Achilles injury.
The 18-year-old looked electric in his 24 appearances for the Blues last term, forcing his way into former manager Maurizio Sarri's first-team plans. However, Hudson-Odoi's breakthrough season was brought to an untimely end against Burnley in April, with the starlet rupturing tendons in his ankle.
The Blues youngster was initially expected to miss the beginning of the 2019/20 campaign, but Barcelona-based surgeon Ramon Cugat has given him the all-clear to take part in training with the squad at the start of next month.