Chelsea: Nine head out on loan

Patrick van Aanholt:

Aanholt is a veteran of loan moves, this will be his 6th loan move having had loans at Coventry, Newcastle, Leicester, Wigan and Vitesse all to varying degrees of success. Last season’s loan to Vitesse was his big step where he spent the whole season and half of the previous season and made 40 appearances for the club. He will be hoping to do that again next season as he returns to Vitesse for another season. With Ashley Cole soon to be leaving in all likelihood, Van Aanholt, with a good season under his belt, could see himself return to Chelsea next season and battle Betrand for the starting spot, but he will need to do well this season first.

So there we have it, a group of young Chelsea talent who will be playing elsewhere this season. They will, in all likelihood, be joined by a number of other players as McEachran, Chalobah, Walker, Piazon, Wallace, Davilla and Ake are all likely to see themselves out on loan before the transfer window closes.