For a third pre-season in a row, there are questions surrounding Callum Hudson-Odoi's future. And for a third pre-season in a row the answer isn't any different: to remain at Chelsea.
However, unlike the previous two summers; this stance appears to be taken up more by the player rather than the club this year.
Hudson-Odoi finished last term as a Champions League winner but the campaign itself was a mixed one under manager Thomas Tuchel.
Callum Hudson-Odoi (right) hopes to hit the ground running with Chelsea this pre-season
He is a long-term target of Bayern Munich's but he wants to stay and fight for his Chelsea place
Hudson-Odoi ended last season as a Champions League winner - but didn't play in the final
But now following a summer break, the forward appears to have the bit between his teeth as he looks to establish himself as a first-team regular.