Thomas Tuchel given Sergino Dest Chelsea incentive to repeat Trevoh Chalobah development

It is a testament to how impactful Trevoh Chalobah has been in his breakthrough season that Chelsea fans are already posing the question "who will be the Chalobah of this summer?"

Referring to an academy graduate that few of us expected to get minutes, who ends up becoming a trusted member of Thomas Tuchel's first-team squad. Unlike last summer, there are more contenders. Conor Gallagher, Billy Gilmour, Ethan Amapdu, Levil Colwill, Armando Broja and Ian Maatsen are all returning from loans.

But the player that might offer the most value is Dujon Sterling, who spent the past season at Blackpool in the Championship. The 22-year-old was among the youngsters involved in pre-season preparations last summer under Tuchel, impressing on the right-side of the back-three and as a wingback before opting for a loan away.

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Sterling, like many of his Cobham counterparts, has great versatility playing across Blackpool's backline as a wingback and centre-back. After receiving his senior Chelsea debut under Antonio Conte in September 2017, Sterling spent time at Coventry and Wigan.

After 24 appearances under Neil Critchley in 2021/22, the chance for Sterling to secure a place at his parent club has probably never been stronger than the upcoming pre-season as Tuchel aims to rebuild his squad. However, there are some already wishing for the club to invest more in new wingback options, advocating for Brighton's Marc Cucurella and more consistently, Barcelona's Sergino Dest.

Dest was linked to Stamford Bridge back in January as the Blues searched for a solution to Ben Chilwell's ACL injury that kept him out from November until the final day of the