Chelsea loanee to be handed a chance by Graham Potter

Graham Potter wants to recall one Chelsea loanee, who was frozen out of the team by Thomas Tuchel, to hand him another chance at Stamford Bridge.

The Blues had an entire summer planning under Tuchel, as players left the club and other arrived, with Todd Boehly spending big in his first transfer window as owner.

All the plans from the summer fell apart when the new owner then decided to sack Tuchel just weeks into the season, following the Champions League loss to Dinamo Zagreb.

However, it's expected that Potter will also be given a significant budget in January, in order to bring in his own players to work with.

Potter is also interested in working with one player that Tuchel didn't want at the club, with the former Brighton boss wanting to bring Callum Hudson-odoi back from his loan.

Hudson-odoi made his debut for the first team in 2018 and quickly made a huge splash under Maurizio Sarri, leading to interest from Bayern Munich.

The west London club fought hard to keep him at Stamford Bridge then but his stock fell under subsequent managers and that was most true under Tuchel.

He ended up being used as a wing back last season, so it's no wonder he wanted to leave the club in the summer.

Speaking to the Mail this week, Hudson-odoi said, "It was one of those difficult moments when you look at yourself and say, 'What am I doing wrong? Have I done anything wrong to not even be in the squad?'

"I would never say anything bad about Thomas, he was a good guy, a good manager. [But] the first game of the season, it was frustrating. Any footballer that isn’t in the squad would understand how frustrating it is.

"Regular football gives you consistency and the more games you play, the more consistent you become, the more form starts to kick in. You feel fresher, you feel better, you feel like… not that you’re getting treated fairly but that you’ve got the trust from the manager to push you and kick you on.

"You don’t want to be on the bench thinking, ‘Why am I not playing?’ And then it becomes weeks and weeks and the legs are rusty when you do play. The most important thing is consistent football. That’s what I’m getting here and it’s making me feel better."

It remains to be seen if he'll want to go back to take his chances under the new manager of he'll prefer to stay in Germany until the end of the season.