Chelsea chief on Levi Colwill plan, three standout loans stars and Todd Boehly meeting

Much attention has been directed towards what could lie in wait for Chelsea this summer, particularly in relation to the transfer window following Todd's Boehly's takeover of the club.

In his first words following the £4.2 billion transaction, the US businessman referenced the consortium's 'commitment to developing the youth squad and acquiring the best talent, 'our plan of action is to invest in the Club for the long-term'. So, it will come as little surpise that the American's team have met with Neil Bath, Chelsea's Head of Youth Development, who first joined the club on a part-time basis in 1993 as part of the schoolboys coaching staff.

Those discussions have centred around Chelsea's Vision 2030 strategy. This is Chelsea's long term plan to ensure they can tackle the changing landscape of football and has seen the Blues make use of signings they have tracked in non-league - Mason Burstow spent time on trial at Chelsea while playing for Maidstone United - in addition to those they bring through and young players from other English clubs, partially as a result of Brexit.

Vision 2030's ambition is to ensure a review throughout the academy's departments to ensure the Blues continue to prepare players for the first team. While it remains their long term ambition, it also takes up Bath's immediate focus.

Bath said: "Our attention will quickly be focused on the upcoming seasons and how we can improve and get better. One of the biggest parts of this is the implementation of our Vision 2030 strategy.

"We’ve had the opportunity to set this plan out to Todd Boehly and the new owners in a series of meetings, during which their feedback and backing has been really positive and encouraging.

"We had tremendous support from Roman