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Chelsea have a great deal of pride in the amount of Cobham graduates who make it to the first team squad, and Cole Palmer has made his prediction on who will be next up from the academy.
Reece James and Levi Colwill are amongst the current first team squad who have been promoted from the academy, while Trevoh Chalobah, Conor Gallagher and Ruben Loftus-Cheek have all previously made their mark.
A number of those young players got their chance to impress Xabi Alonso during the pre-season tour of Australia and Asia. This led to Reggie Watson already being handed his first team debut in the EFL Cup against Leeds United.
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Cole Palmer names the next Chelsea stars out of Cobham
The 16-year-old midfielder has already impressed Chelsea players in training, and Palmer was quick to mention him when asked by a supporter who were the most likely current Cobham stars to make it at Stamford Bridge.
Palmer spoke on his Twitch channel, where he also named Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli and Olutayo Subuloye as those most likely to make the step up.
The trio are all part of the Chelsea U21 squad for this season, with Watson currently both the top scorer and assister for them in the early stages of the campaign.
Nicoll-Jazuli is another central midfielder who was given the chance to feature during pre-season, and he struck up a very strong relationship with Palmer while they were both on the tour.
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The duo appeared to be enjoying training together, and first team manager Xabi Alonso singled him out for praise after watching him for himself.
Subuloye meanwhile is an 18-year-old centre-back who stands at 6ft 5in tall. His presence at the club was recognised by supporters when he was handed the chance to start during pre-season.
There is a plethora of talent coming through the academy, without even taking into account the players who are currently out on loan.
Reggie Walsh and Ryan Kavuma-McQueen are currently enjoying their first spells away from the club at Wigan Athletic and Portsmouth respectively, with them also having eye on building on their first team debuts from last season.