da cassino online： True to form, the Blues have a host of players – both young and more experienced – who are spending the campaign away from Stamford Bridge
da brdice： Chelsea have a chequered history with the loan system, only really reaping the rewards of shipping out their best and brightest in recent seasons, with several of Cobham's finest shining in the first team. It's been a long road to reach this point, with the noughties and 2010s particularly profligate; so much talent fell through the cracks and ultimately by the wayside amid Roman Abramovich's relentless pursuit of immediate success.
Things are different now, though, with Reece James, Levi Colwill and Trevoh Chalobah walking proof that there is a route to the first team for members of the loan army, and the club's newly-established emphasis on youth means there are opportunities to be had if you can prove yourself elsewhere.
However, for other, more experienced players, the loan system simply offers an escape route – a chance to reinvigorate their career in new surroundings, without any hope or expectation of ever returning to Stamford Bridge.
GOAL ranks Chelsea's current crop of loanees as they progress throughout the season…
Getty17Lucas Bergstrom (Brommapojkarna) – N/A 🌟
The newest member of Chelsea's loan army, young goalkeeper Bergstrom – who is already a full Finland international – headed to Sweden and joined journalists' nightmare IF Brommapojkarna at the end of February. He signed a new contract at Stamford Bridge before doing so.
AdvertisementGetty16Armando Broja (Fulham) – 2/10 🌟
It wasn't clear whether Chelsea would keep Broja for much of the January transfer window, but he finally left on deadline day to join their west London rivals Fulham on loan.
In truth, the move seems to be terribly timed, with 2021 signing Rodrigo Muniz finding unexpected form for the Cottagers pretty much as soon as Broja joined, hitting five goals in as many league games and therefore keeping the loanee out of the starting line-up.
Getty15Andrey Santos (Strasbourg) – 2/10 ⬆️
It seemed for all the world that exciting young midfielder Santos would form part of the first-team picture at Chelsea this season under Mauricio Pochettino, but the club took the decision to ship him out late in the summer transfer window.
Things haven't gone to plan, with the Brazilian enduring a nightmare in the first half of the season at Nottingham Forest, only making a seven-minute cameo in the league at the end of October against Liverpool – one of just two appearances.
Santos was recalled in January and shipped out again, this time to BlueCo-owned Strasbourg in Ligue 1. He has only played 33 minutes of football so far in France, however, and there will be fears that this won't be the ideal atmosphere for him to develop either, with the fans protesting against their new owners and the the club in a dire run of form.
Getty14Lewis Hall (Newcastle) – 3/10 ⬆️
The decision to send Hall to Newcastle on a loan deal with an obligation to buy caused uproar with the Chelsea faithful, but the versatile youngster isn't exactly flourishing in the north east. He scored a fine goal against Manchester United in the Carabao Cup, but was at fault in the ill-fated Champions League campaign in a defeat away to Borussia Dortmund.
His minutes were already limited in the league, but he hasn't even made it off the bench for Eddie Howe's side since mid-January, and he hasn't been used in the FA Cup either. Rises by default.