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After weeks of speculation, Frank Lampard was officially announced as the manager of Chelsea earlier in the week. The 41-year-old enjoyed an impressive managerial debut season at Derby County last season as the Rams came agonisingly close to winning the play-off finals. The Chelsea legend will be returning back to the club as Chelsea Manager.
The arrival of the Chelsea legend will be good news for the number of players that spent each season away from Chelsea on loan.
During his time with the Rams, Lampard promoted the youngsters within the team. The Chelsea legend also mentioned the same during his first press conference as the Chelsea manager.
With Lampard likely to give more opportunities to youngsters, here is a list of 5 names who are likely to play more of a pivotal role under Lampard.
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#5 Reece James
The 19-year-old Reece James is yet to make his professional debut for Chelsea. The full-back who joined the Chelsea Academy in 2006, aged just 7, turned professional in 2017 and was named the 2017-18 Academy Player of the season.
Reece James had an impressive last season on loan at Wigan Athletic as they narrowly escaped relegation. The full-back was so impressive that he was named in the 2018-19 Championship team of the season. Wigan Atletic also gave recognition to the Chelsea loanee, bagging the three awards at Wigan's end of the year awards.
The full-back has already represented England in various age groups but is yet to be capped by Gareth Southgate.
With Cesar Azpilicueta now moving closer to his mid-thirties, Frank Lampard could use the teenager as the second choice right back.
#4 Ethan Ampadu
Ethan Ampadu is arguably one of the greatest talents to come out Wales since Gareth Bale.
The 18-year-old defender started his career at Exeter City and came through their ranks before joining the Blues in 2017. At Exeter, Ampadu became the youngest ever player in the history for Grecians after making his debut at the age of 15.
Ethan Ampadu made his Chelsea debut at the age of 17 years and 6 days and has so far made 12 appearances for the Blues across all competitions. The teenager has also featured for Ryan Giggs Welsh side, making 8 appearances so far for Wales.
With Gary Cahill leaving the club after the end of his contract, Ethan Ampadu is earmarked to be the successor to the former Chelsea captain.
#3 Mason Mount
The 20-year-old joined the Chelsea Academy in 2005, aged 6 and signed his first professional contract with the Blues in 2017.
The midfielder who is yet to make an appearance for the Blues spent his first year as a professional in the Dutch professional league with Vitesse before joining Derby on loan last year.
Mason Mount made 44 appearances, scoring 11 goals and making 5 assists for the Rams last season and was the star man in midfield for Frank Lampard.
Unlike Ethan Ampadu and Reece James, Mason Mount has a tougher task ahead of him getting into a talent-packed Chelsea midfield which has the likes of N'Golo Kante, Matteo Kovacic, Jorginho, Ross Barkley and Ruben Loftus-Cheek ahead of him in the pecking order.
#2 Tammy Abraham
Tammy Abraham joined the Blues Academy in 2004 and signed his professional contract with the Blues in 2016. The striker made his Premier League and Chelsea debut in 2016 but since then had to go thrice out on loan with Bristol City, Swansea City and Aston Villa respectively.
The 21-year-old performance at the Villa Park last season saw him scoring 26 goals and making 3 assists in 40 appearances for the newly promoted side. His goal scoring prowess for the former European Champions saw the 21-year-old becoming the first player to score over 25 goals for Villa in the league for just over 40 years.
With Oliver Giroud nearing to his mid thirties, Michy Batshuayi still yet to show consistency and Alvaro Morata moving to Atletico Madrid, Tammy Abraham has the biggest chance among the others to break into the first XI.
#1 Callum Hudson Odoi
Big things are expected of 18-year-old Hudson Odoi, who made his international debut before making his Premier League start. The winger played a key role in the Chelsea squad that won the Europa League last season.
Callum Hudson-Odoi joined the Blues Academy at the age of 7 in 2007. Unlike the others, the winger never spent a season out on loan as he made his first-team debut in the 2017-18 season.
The 18-year-old has made his Chelsea debut during the 2017/18 season and so far has made 24 appearances for the Blues.
Callum Hudson-Odoi is arguably the biggest prospect in the Chelsea squad at the moment. Big things are expected of the teenager who had 4 bids from Bayern Munich rejected by the Blues.
