The plethora of players on loan from Chelsea are continuing to try and prove to the club why they still have a future in West London.
Of those who are currently away from Stamford Bridge, only some truly have a chance of becoming first team players in the future, and the majority of those are currently featuring for fellow BlueCo club, Strasbourg.
The Ligue 1 side picked up another crucial win at the weekend, led by a top performance by captain on the day, Andrey Santos.
Chelsea are going to play Santos in the first team next season, and there is a hope that he can take some of the pressure off the likes of Moises Caicedo and Enzo Fernandez in the middle of the park.
Djordje Petrovic is in line to stay too, however the likelihood is that he actually going to be the number two as the Blues continue their search for a new goalkeeper.
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Kepa Arrizabalaga’s nightmare performance that is actually good news for Chelsea
One player who is certainly not going to appear again for Chelsea is Kepa Arrizabalaga, despite the fact that he has returned to being a number one choice ‘keeper since his move to Bournemouth.
Kepa has performed very well this season, and this has been one of the reasons why his side have been one of the surprise packages in the Premier League this season.
At the same time as Chelsea were completing a narrow win over Leicester City, it looked as if Bournemouth were going to pile more pressure on them when they were 2-0 up on Tottenham.
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However, a late comeback saw them draw 2-2, with fingers pointed at Kepa for both Spurs goals. The Blues loanee was beaten by a cross-cum-shot from distance, before giving away a penalty that was converted by Son Heung-Min.
Chelsea are now five points ahead of Bournemouth in what is proving a fierce race to finish in the Champions League places for next season.
Kepa wanted by two clubs in the summer
With there no chance of a return in West London, attention will quickly turn in the summer on if the Blues can find a permanent home for the Spain international off the back of improved performances
His manager Andoni Iraola has described Kepa as ‘amazing’, and it has been claimed that Bournemouth would be keen on a permanent deal to sign him.
However, they are not the only club interested in his services. Kepa is wanted by Al-Ittihad, and it remains to be seen if playing alongside the likes of Karim Benzema and Chelsea legend N’golo Kante is something that appeals to him.