Chelsea have handed 20-year-old defender Reece James a long-term contract until 2025, the Premier League club said in a statement on Thursday. James is one of several young homegrown players to have thrived in Frank Lampard’s first season in charge at Stamford Bridge, benefiting from the transfer ban which prevented the club from buying new
Reece James
With Chelsea’s transfer ban limiting new manager Frank Lampard’s options to refresh his Chelsea team, he might have to dip into the pool of young loan talent that has been stashed around the football world in recent years. Here are a few players returning to Stamford Bridge after loan stints who could help Chelsea and