Broja, Gallagher, Colwill: What Chelsea should do with their loan stars next season

There are plenty of people who say there is no such thing as being ‘too rich’, but apply that to the context of Chelsea’s youth talent, and you’ll find it’s not true.

Producing an immense number of academy talents from all age groups, Chelsea face a big job every season of managing their vast pool of incredibly talented youngsters, ensuring they develop properly and can make a professional career out of their potential.

Within that, the law of averages would suggest that some make it at Chelsea, too. It’s an incredible luxury to have youth stars bed into the first team and prove a success, but with the sheer number of talents Chelsea have on their books, they ought to make sure they do their best to ensure it does happen.

Currently, the Blues have 24 players shipped out on loan for the 2021/22 season. In and among that embarrassment of youth talent riches are a couple of anomalies, mind you. Those anomalies being failed signings and former youth stars who have now overstayed their welcome.

Youth stars, flops, it doesn’t matter. We’ve taken it upon ourselves at GIVEMESPORT to gather all 24 loanees and give a short insight as to what the Blues should do with each player ahead of next season.

Baxter will turn 24 before 2022 is over and is currently on his seventh loan spell. That’s vast experience and enough to see him carve out a career as somebody’s number one. Chelsea are set in the goalkeeper department, too. Time to move on.

A similar story. Cumming is a little younger at 22 and has less loan experience, but won’t be getting in at Chelsea anytime soon. He should move on.

At just 17 years old, Tlemcani was sent on his first ever loan away from Chelsea to get a taste of English men’s football with Merstham. Getting the