Premier League 2019-20: 3 ways in which Eden Hazard's departure has benefited Chelsea 

#2 Youngsters have the chance to take center-stage

Chelsea's first-team is replete with talented youngsters

A look at the Chelsea team these days would show that the core of the squad is built around exciting young prospects, most of whom have progressed through the club's academy.

Youth team graduates like Mason Mount, Fikayo Tomori, Kurt Zouma and Tammy Abraham have become mainstays in the club by route of impressive loans elsewhere. Others who stayed put like Callum Hudson-Odoi and Andreas Christensen are seeing more game-time too this season.

A lot of this is down to the ban imposed for a breach in transfer regulations, but Hazard's departure has also played a major role.

Players like Mount and Hudson-Odoi are direct beneficiaries of Hazard's departure, as they occupy the exact position on the field as him. They certainly would not have gotten as many minutes were the 28-year-old still at the club.

Forwards like Pulisic and Abraham have also profited from Hazard's sale. His absence has given them the opportunity to take center-stage as mainstays of the club's attack.

Chelsea have an abundance of talented young players, but the presence of more established stars within the ranks had hampered their progress. With the last generation slowly exiting the scene, the stage is looking set for the next generation to pick up the baton.