Tammy Abraham and Callum Hudson-Odoi have been warned that they are in danger of seeing “pecking order moves again”, with Pat Nevin reflecting on changes in Chelsea and England camps.
Frank Lampard oversaw a summer of elaborate recruitment at Stamford Bridge in the latest transfer window.
Attacking additions formed part of that process, with the likes of Timo Werner, Kai Havertz and Hakim Ziyech acquired.
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They are still finding form and fitness, but their presence threatens to limit the game time seen by others.
The same is true for Abraham and Hudson-Odoi at senior international level, with the former being dropped from Gareth Southgate’s plans after breaching coronavirus protocols and the latter only making the U21 squad for the October round of fixtures.