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Chelsea have 41 PLAYERS out on loan… so who are they and where are they all playing?
THE Blues have an eye-watering 41 PLAYERS out on loan at different clubs, and Express Sport are on hand to take you through all of them.
It’s been well-documented that Chelsea are fond of the loan-system, and are reluctant to play their youth players in the first team.
As a result, the players who don’t get enough game time are shipped off to other clubs so they can gain experience - and Chelsea have 41 of them.
From home-grown-products to Champions League appearance makers, we have you covered.
Let’s start with goalkeepers…
Nathan Baxter (Yeovil Town)
Goalkeeper
20
Been at the club since he was eight years old, been on loan at various clubs since 2016.
Eduardo (Vitesse)
Goalkeeper
37
Signed from Dinamo Zagreb in August 2016 to provide cover for Thibaut Courtois and Asmir Begovic. Loaned out to Vitesse last summer.
Bradley Collins (Burton Albion)
Goalkeeper
21
Came through the youth academy, has never played first-team football and he’s been on loan since 2017.
Jared Thompson (Warrenpoint Town)
Goalkeeper
19
Shared ‘keeper duties with Nathan Baxter in his debut season but moved to Northern Ireland in January.
Karlo Ziger (Sutton United)
Goalkeeper
17
Joined the academy in 2017 and showed some promise with good shot-stopping abilities but joined Sutton in January.
DEFENDERS
Baba Rahman (Reims)
24
Defender
Baba Rahman spent a considerabkle amount of time on loan with Schalke before moving to Reims last month where he hasn't made an appearance.
Jake Clarke-Salter (Vitesse)
21
Defender
Clarke -Salter has been at Vitesse since last summer, having spent the summer playing with the England Under-21 side that won the Toulon toruanment.
Michael Hector (Sheffield Wednesday)
26
Defender
Hector joined Chelsea in 2015 but hasn't made a first-team appearance for them. He joined Sheffield Wednesday at the start of the season.
Tomas Kalas (Bristol City)
25
Defender
Played a crucial part in Chelsea’s soul-crushing win over Liverpool when Steven Gerrard’s infamous slip occurred. He's made eight appearances since the start of the season for Bristol City.
Todd Kane (Hull City)
25
Defender
Kane has scored one goal since joining Hull at the start of the season. He's made 27 appearances for the Tigers.
Matt Miazga (Reading)
23
Defender
Miazga signed for the Blues in 2016 signing a four-and-a-half year contract. The American failed to make a dent in the first team and has been at Reading since last year.
Kurt Zouma (Everton)
24
Defender
The Frenchman was instrumental in Chelsea’s title-winning season under Jose Mourinho, but a bad injury the season after ended his regular playing tim with the club.
Kenneth Omeruo (Leganes)
25
Defender
Omeruo has been at Leganes since the start of the season where he's made nine appearances.
Trevor Chalobah (Ipswich Town)
19
Defender
Younger brother of Nathaniel, the centre-back impressed early and was named as a sub in last year’s FA Cup final. But he was loaned to Ipswich months later.
Dujon Sterling (Coventry City)
19
Defender
Sterling joined Coventry last summer and has mae 23 appearances for the League One side.
Reece James (Wigan Athletic)
19
Defender
Last summer, James signed a one-year loan with Wigan. He's been tipped for a bright future at Chelsea, however.
Jay Dasilva (Bristol City)
20
Defender
The 20-year-old has been at Bristol City since the start of the season where he's made thirteen appearances.
Ola Aina (Torino)
22
Defender
Having been part of the Blues successful Youth Cup wins, Aina made a few appearances under Mourinho in 2015, but he's been with Torino since 2018.
Fikayo Tomori (Derby County)
21
Defender
Also an important member of Chelsea's Youth Cup-winning teams. Frank Lampard picked him up at Derby to give him some game-time, however, where he seems to be prospering.
Fankaty Dabo (Sparta Rotterdam)
23
Defender
Dabo has been at Sparta Rotterdam since the start of the season but the 23-year-old only managed one solitary appearance.
Josh Grant (Yeovil Town)
20
Defender
Grant is known as a tough-tackling defender who won the Youth Cup with Chelsea - but he moved to Yeovil in January.
Midfielders
Lewis Baker (Reading)
23
Midfielder
Baker made some impressive outings for Chelsea in the Youth Cup, winning Chelsea’s goal of the season thanks to a great finish at the Emirates. He’s been on loan at Various clubs since 2015.
Bekanty Victorien Angban (Metz)
22
Midfielder
The 22-year-old has been at Metz since Augusyt and has managed to bag a goal in his 13 appearances with the French outfit.
Kenedy (Newcastle)
22
Midfielder
Kenedy has been at Newcastle since 2018 where he's bagged a few league goals and become a decent squad player for the Magpies.
Nathan (Atletico Minero)
22
Midfielder
Chelsea announced the signing of Nathan in 2015 but he's been on loan at Miniero since the start of the season where he's made just seven appearances.
Josimar Quintero (Lleida Exportou)
21
Midfielder
Quintero is now plying his trade in the Catalan second division with Lleida Edportiu, where's he's managed eight appearances.
Danilo Pantic (Partizan Belgrade)
22
Midfielder
Pantic has made an impressive 50 sppearances for Belgrade and has notiched eight times since his arrival in 2017.
Mario Pasalic (Atalanta)
22
Midfielder
Pasalic has been at Atalanta for the whole of the currnt campaign where he's scored one goal in 16 league appearances.
Jacob Maddox (Cheltenham Town)
20
Midfielder
Maddox has scored one goal in 25 appearances for Cheltenham since joining then last summer, having signed for Chelsea from Bristol City.
Kasey Palmer (Bristol City)
22
Midfielder
Palmer moved from Charlton in 2013 and is an athletic and technical player but Bristol City signed him in January.
Mason Mount (Derby County)
19
Midfielder
Tipped for a bright future at Chelsea, the youngster is currently at Derby under the tutelage of Frank Lampard.
Tiemoue Bakayoko (AC Milan)
26
Midfielder
Bakayoko failed to impress having signed from Monaco for £42m in 2017. He produced some sloppy performances before being sent to Milan on loan where he's made 17 league appearances.
Charly Musonda (Vitesse)
22
Midfielder
Musonda was on loan at Celtic before being moved to Vitesse where he's made no appearances whatsoever.
Kylian Hazard (Cercle Bruges)
23
Midfielder
Younger brother to star-man Eden, Kylian isn’t expected to break into the first team at Chelsea, and he’ll remain in Belgium until the end of the season.
Forwards
Christian Pulisic (Borussia Dortmund)
20
Forward
Joined Chelsea from Borussia Dortmund for £58million on January 2. Has been loaned back to the German club until the end of the season.
Michy Batshuayi (Crystal Palace)
25
Forward
Signed for Palace on loan until the end of the season. The Belgium international had been on a season-long loan at La Liga side Valencia.
Izzy Brown (Leeds United)
22
Forward
Brown joined Leeds last summer but hasn't made his debut for the Championship side. Has spent time in the Under-23s.
Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa)
21
Forward
Abraham spent time with Bristol City and proved a scoring sensation in the Championship but couldn’t cut it at Swansea. He’s now back at Villa scoring goals again.
Alvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid)
26
Forward
Morata started his career at Chelsea brightly but suffered with confidence issues throughout his time in west London and now finds himself back in Madrid for 18 months.
Victor Moses (Fenerbahce)
28
Forward
Moses was instrumental in Chelsea’s title-winning campaign under Antonion Conte. He didn’t feature much under Maurizio Sarri, however, and was loaned to Fenerbahce for 18 months.
Lucas Piazon (Chievo)
24
Forward
Piazon spent time with Fulham and Reading where he nailed down a stating place for short periods. But he’s failed to cut it at Chelsea and is now in Italy with Chievo Verona.