The Blues defender has taken his chance under his new manager and it has earned him a first senior international call-up
Frank Lampard admits that Fikayo Tomori has been his pet project but he says that his consistency has helped keep him in the Chelsea team after being on the fringes in pre-season.
Chelsea considered sending Tomori on loan during the summer transfer window, with Everton among the clubs interested, but Lampard opted to keep him and to sell David Luiz to Arsenal.
Tomori was expected to be the fourth choice centre-back at Stamford Bridge this season as he played less than Andreas Christensen and Kurt Zouma in pre-season.