Members of the Chelsea squad have started to report back to their Cobham training base for pre-season and duo Ben Chilwell and Ruben Loftus-Cheek were among the first set of players to show their faces.
The 2022/23 Premier League season is just over a month away with the Blues kicking their campaign at Goodison Park against Frank Lampard's Everton on Saturday 6th August.
Chelsea have had around a month off, however many were involved in international action last month which has seen Tuchel grant a split period of when players can report back to training.
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Saturday 2nd July and Saturday 9th July were the two dates for players, with non-international stars making their way back a week earlier.
Chilwell had already returned to Cobham to undergo a personal programme before team training following his ACL injury, as has Callum Hudson-Odoi.
"He will come early in pre-season like (Ben) Chilwell to start a programme to be back on 2 July with team training," Tuchel said in May, which has been followed accordingly.
Now the first crop of players have returned and Chilwell and Loftus-Cheek filmed themselves going back out on the grass at Cobham.
Loftus-Cheek said: "Chilly's back," which saw Chilwell reply: "We're back," as the pair looked in good spirits.
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The midfielder added back: "We're feeling good, feeling ready," before asking: "Feeling ready, Chilly?"
A smiling Chilwell said: "I'm feeling ready, bro. You?"
Loftus-Cheek insisted "I'm ready" as the duo finished on a "Let's go" note before signing off.
The majority of the squad will return next weekend, which comes a week before they are due to play their first game of the United States tour in Las Vegas against Club America.
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Games against Charlotte FC and Arsenal will follow in the week-long tour of America as they gear up for the season.
Along with the current squad and returning loanees, Thomas Tuchel will be itching to have some new signings among the group for pre-season.
Deals for Raheem Sterling and Matthijs de Ligt are being worked on, while interest is being shown in Leeds United's Raphinha, Nathan Ake and Jules Kounde.
Hudson-Odoi is attracting interest from several major clubs, both in England and aboard, according to The Athletic, but Tuchel remains a big fan so whether they would be open to selling the 21-year-old remains unclear.
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But the club are willing to listen to offers for Hakim Ziyech, Christian Pulisic and Timo Werner which could open up a chance of more regular game time at Chelsea.
Featured Image Credit: AlamyTopics: Ben Chilwell, Chelsea, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Premier League, Football
