Chelsea have reportedly promoted a raft of Under 23 and academy players to first-team training amid their Covid and injury crisis.
The Blues had been struggling with injuries to key men but their squad was hit further after several cases of coronavirus.
The club called up no fewer than 12 players from within their system to join first-team training in a bid to help them cope, according to Football London.
Chelsea (manager Thomas Tuchel, left) have reportedly promoted a raft of Under 23 and academy players to first-team training, including 18-year-old Jayden Wareham (right)
Eighteen-year-olds Joe Haigh and Harvey Vale join in first-team training at Blues on Monday
The report claims that eighteen-year-olds Teddy Sharman-Lowe, Alfie Gilchrist, Xavier Simons, Harvey Vale, Bryan Fiabema, Jayden Wareham and Joe Haigh were called upon.