Chelsea travel north to face struggling Nottingham Forest after the international break.
The Blues defeated champions Liverpool 2-1 in their last Premier League outing, and head coach Enzo Maresca will hope to see his side build on that result when they visit The City Ground later this month.
The West London outfit could benefit from players returning to full fitness over the next couple of weeks, with the likes of Cole Palmer and Reece James expected to be back in action when domestic football returns after the international break.
In the meantime, it has emerged that Chelsea could be willing to allow one of their young stars to depart the club when the transfer window reopens in January.
According to Football Insider, the London giants are set to allow youngster Tyrique George to depart Stamford Bridge in the new year.
George has played a bit-part role for Chelsea over the past 12 months (Photo: PA Images/Alamy)
The 19-year-old is one of several players to have graduated from Chelsea’s Cobham academy into the first team over the past few seasons, and he has now featured 31 times for the club at senior level.
He has scored four goals and provided six assists in that time, with arguably his finest moment being a late equaliser against West London rivals Fulham as Chelsea closed in on Champions League qualification last term.
This season, however, the teenager has failed to start a single one of Chelsea’s seven Premier League matches, making just three substitute appearances in the competition.
The young winger – who has played as a striker in recent weeks – came close to joining the Cottagers in the closing stages of the summer transfer window, but the proposed move eventually fell through.
George’s current contract with the Blues is set to run until the end of the 2026/27 season, but the report suggests that Chelsea could opt to cash in on the youngster in January if a suitable offer is made.
