Chelsea academy graduates usually have a couple of well-trodden pathways - breakthrough, loan, first team; or breakthrough, loan, sale.
The Blues have sold on more than 40 graduates in the past decade, for about £400m profit - but their latest high-profile prospect Tyrique George has homegrown talent Levi Colwill, Trevoh Chalobah and Reece James showing the way to first-team success.
George's strike against Fulham on 20 April, aged 19 years and 75 days, saw him become Chelsea's youngest goalscorer in the Premier League since Callum Hudson-Odoi netted against Burnley in January 2020.
The winger's breakthrough season has included Carabao Cup games against Barrow and Morecambe, substitute league appearances against Arsenal and Brighton, and almost 600 minutes in 10 Conference League games, including a goal in the quarter-final first leg win at Legia Warsaw.