5 Chelsea players who need a great pre-season to save their career

#2 Tiemoue Bakayoko

Bakayoko will have a point to prove in the upcoming season

Tiemoue Bakayoko had a debut season to forget with Chelsea last year and the Frenchman looked comical throughout the campaign, doing no justice whatsoever to his hefty £40m price tag. The midfielder received plenty of stick for his performances last season after arriving in England as one of the most promising youngsters in Europe, thanks to his solid performances for AS Monaco in Ligue 1.

The fact that Bakayoko was still nursing a knee injury upon his arrival in London did not help him but he was certainly a shadow of the player he claimed to be, with the then Ligue 1 champions. Despite making around 38 appearances across all competitions last year, Bakayoko had only managed 2 goals and 2 assists to his name while also being extremely error prone with his passing and positioning.

However, the 23-year-old will definitely want to prove his point in the upcoming season and pre-season will act as the ideal breeding ground for him to win the new manager's confidence as Chelsea prepare to revive themselves.