Over the years Chelsea have earned a bad reputation for their use of the loan system.
Every season the Blues send away a plethora of players away to clubs over the globe either to train them for their first team, like Andreas Christensen or Ruben Loftus-Cheek, or to add value to their selling price a la Nathan Ake.
At the same time, there have been failures with the likes of Kevin De Bruyne and Mohamed Salah struggling to break through the loan cycle before being off-loaded and coming back to haunt Chelsea later on.
But what of the current batch Chelsea have out on loan this season?
Squawka takes a look, and ranks the 40 – yes FORTY – Chelsea loanees below.
40. Charly Musonda
Club: Vitesse Arnhem
Position: Attacking midfielder
Age: 22
League appearances: 0
Musonda’s bad luck with injuries continues. The Belgium Under-21 international is yet to feature for Vitesse this season because of a knee problem.
39. Isaiah Brown
Club: Leeds United
Position: Forward
Age: 21
League appearances: 0
Izzy Brown is yet to play for Leeds this season but it is not entirely his fault. The youngster is currently out recovering from surgery on a cruciate ligament injury he suffered while on loan at Brighton. Brown is, however, hopeful of returning to fitness soon.
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38. Jamal Blackman
Club: Leeds United
Position: Goalkeeper
Age: 25
League appearances: 0
Jamal Blackman has made two appearances for Leeds since joining on loan in the summer, but both have come in the League Cup. Yet to make a Championship appearance, the goalkeeper is a regular for the club’s U23 team.
37. Josimar Quintero
Club: Lleida Esportiu
Position: Central midfield
Age: 21
League appearances: 2
Quintero has played just 25 minutes of league football in the Spanish third division since arriving at Lleida.
36. Baba Rahman
Club: Schalke
Position: Left-back
Age: 24
League appearances: 2
Rahman is spending his third successive season on loan at Schalke but is still failing to get into the team regularly, playing only twice in the Bundesliga so far this term.
35. Charlie Colkett
Club: Shrewsbury Town
Position: Central midfielder
Age: 22
League appearances: 1
Shrewsbury Town are some way off the team which reached the League One play-offs final last season and Charlie Colkett has had very little chance in changing that. The midfielder has made just one appearance for the Shrews having fallen down the pecking order and suffering with a foot injury.
34. Lewis Baker
Club: Leeds United
Position: Central midfielder
Age: 23
League appearances: 8
Lewis Baker was once a young midfielder of promise in the Chelsea academy but, now 23, he is struggling again on loan. Now at Leeds, the Englishman has managed just 121 minutes of football in eight Championship appearances and is more likely to be found playing for the U23s.
33. Fankaty Dabo
Club: Sparta Rotterdam
Position: Right-back
Age: 23
League appearances: 5
Fankaty Dabo had tested himself at the top level in the Netherlands with Vitesse Arnhem but isn’t having too much success in the Dutch second division. The defender has missed the past three games for Sparta Rotterdam through injury.
32. Kylian Hazard
Club: Cercle Brugge
Position: Left-winger
Age: 23
League appearances: 5
The lesser-known of the Hazard footballing family, Kylian Hazard was a late arrival at Cercle Brugge but has been thrown in with three starts in his five games.
31. Bradley Collins
Club: Burton Albion
Position: Goalkeeper
Age: 21
League appearances: 4
Bradley Collins hasn’t had many chances to play for Burton this season, but the goalkeeper has not done too badly when on the pitch. Collins has kept two clean sheets in three-and-a-half games so far this season.
30. Michy Batshuayi
Club: Valencia
Position: Striker
Age: 25
League appearances: 11
Michy Batshuayi impressed on loan last season with Borussia Dortmund but the Belgian is not having similar luck with Valencia. Starting just four of his 11 La Liga games, Batshuayi has scored just one goal with Los Che struggling for results with the lowest scoring record in the league.
29. Joao Rodriguez
Club: Tenerife
Position: Centre forward
Age: 22
League appearances: 7
Rodriguez’s tour of the world continues. Remarkably, Spain is the seventh country he has played football in at the age of just 22. The Colombian is yet to score in seven La Liga 2 appearances.
28. Kenneth Omeruo
Club: CD Leganes
Position: Centre-back
Age: 25
League appearances: 5
Following loan spells in England, the Netherlands and Turkey, Omeruo is now in Spain for the first time. Things aren’t exactly going to plan, though, with Leganes currently 18 in the table.
27. Ike Ugbo
Club: Scunthorpe United
Position: Centre forward
Age: 20
League appearances: 9
With just one goal in nine appearances Ugbo isn’t exactly turning heads in League One, although there is still time for him to come good.
26. Matt Miazga
Club: Nantes
Position: Centre-back
Age: 23
League appearances: 8
Hopes were once high for USA international Miazga but he has hardly stood out in France, appearing in eight of Nantes’ 13 Ligue 1 matches this season. The French side currently sit tenth in the table and Miazga can’t cement a starting spot.
25. Tiemoue Bakayoko
Club: AC Milan
Position: Defensive midfielder
Age: 24
League appearances: 8
After a season of struggles with Chelsea, Tiemoue Bakayoko endured a similarly slow spell at AC Milan, not starting for the Rossoneri until the end of October. In his past three appearances he hasn’t been too bad, but the midfielder is still some way off his Monaco form of two seasons ago.
24. Victorien Angban
Club: Metz
Position: Central midfielder
Age: 22
League appearances: 9
Metz are currently leading the way at the top of Ligue 2 and Ivorian midfielder Victorien Angban is helping as part of a three-man midfield. Switching roles between defensive midfield and a more central role, Angban has chipped in with one goal and two assists so far.
23. Todd Kane
Club: Hull City
Position: Right-back
Age: 25
League appearances: 14
Following an impressive loan spell at Oxford United in League One last season, Kane has made the step up to the Championship where he has scored once in 14 matches for struggling Hull, the eighth loan club of his career, who are currently in the relegation zone.
22. Jacob Maddox
Club: Cheltenham Town
Position: Winger
Age: 20
League appearances: 16
Youth player Maddox has made the first loan move of his career to League Two side Cheltenham, where he has failed to score and provided just one assist.
21. Eduardo
Club: Vitesse Arnhem
Position: Goalkeeper
Age: 36
League appearances: 12
The oldest loanee on the list, Eduardo’s Chelsea had looked over before he sign a new deal and was sent off to Vitesse. In 12 Eredivisie appearances this season, the Portuguese goalkeeper has kept three clean sheets and conceded 14 goals.
20. Ruben Sammut
Club: Falkirk
Position: Central midfielder
Age: 21
League appearances: 7
Sammut has played 10 times across all competitions for Scottish second division side Falkirk, the first loan club of his career.
19. Kyle Scott
Club: Telstar
Position: Central midfield
Age: 20
League appearances: 9
Scott, a Bath-born USA youth international, is out of contract with Chelsea at the end of the season. Whether his one goal in nine Dutch second division appearances is enough to convince the Blues to renew his deal remains to be seen.
18. Jay Dasilva
Club: Bristol City
Position: Left-back
Age: 20
League appearances: 8
Jay Dasilva did really well at Charlton last season but is struggling a bit more for game time with Bristol City this season. Only recently has the Englishman fought his way to become a starter for the club.
17. Tomas Kalas
Club: Bristol City
Position: Centre-back
Age: 25
League appearances: 9
Tomas Kalas had looked to push a permanent move away from Chelsea in the summer but nothing materialised and the Czech defender ended on loan at Bristol City. Kalas has started nine games for the Robins in the Championship helping his side keep three clean sheets.
16. Kasey Palmer
Club: Blackburn Rovers
Position: Attacking midfield
Age: 22
League appearances: 9
Inuries have prevented Palmer from becoming a regular at previous loan clubs Huddersfield and Derby, and in-form Bradley Dack has kept him out of the Blackburn team this season. But he has scored twice in three EFL Cup apperances.
15. Michael Hector
Club: Sheffield Wednesday
Position: Centre-back
Age: 26
League appearances: 9
Michael Hector has never played for Chelsea in a competitive fixture but he is a regular starter at the back for Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship this season.
14. Kenedy
Club: Newcastle United
Position: Winger
Age: 22
League appearances: 11
After scoring twice in 13 games on loan at Newcastle last season, Kenedy returned to the north east over the summer and continues to be an important part of Rafael Benitez’s side. That said, he has scored just once so far this term.
13. Mario Pasalic
Club: Atalanta
Position: Central midfield
Age: 23
League appearances: 12
Pasalic’s best form for Atalanta has come in the Europa League, in which he has scored once and provided two assists in four games.
12. Nathan
Club: Atletico Mineiro
Position: Winger
Age: 22
League appearances: 13
Nathan has scored two goals and provided two assists in the Brazilian top-flight since returning to his home country in July.
11. Trevoh Chalobah
Club: Ipswich Town
Position: Centre-back
Age: 19
League appearances: 15
A centre-back by nature, Trevoh Chalobah has been used in defensive midfield at Ipswich and is currently in a tough spell with the Tractor Boys struggling in the Championship. But the Englishman continues to show composure on the ball and promise for the future.
10. Jake Clarke-Salter
Club: Vitesse Arnhem
Position: Centre-back
Age: 21
League appearances: 12
Another promising youngster at Chelsea being sent out on loan to Vitesse, Jake Clarke-Salter has impressed in his brief spell in the Netherlands so far and is an integral part of the Arnhem back line.
9. Ola Aina
Club: Torino
Position: Right-back
Age: 22
League appearances: 11
A potential successor at right-back for Chelsea, Ola Aina is currently enjoying his first loan spell outside of England with Torino. The Nigerian international has been playing as a wing-back side and is slowly becoming an important part of the Italian side.
8. Danilo Pantic
Club: Partizan Belgrade
Position: Central midfielder
Age: 22
League appearances: 14
Patic has proved to be an important player for Partizan since arriving in the summer, scoring twice and provided two assists in the league and directly contributing to four goals (1 goal, 3 assists) in eight Europa League appearances.
7. Tammy Abraham
Club: Aston Villa
Position: Striker
Age: 21
League appearances: 11
After a pre-season with Chelsea, Tammy Abraham looked like he would be staying with the club as the third striker but would eventually leave for another loan spell back in the Championship with Aston Villa. The young striker has done well at the Villans, scoring five goals in the league including in three consecutive matches in October.
6. Dujon Sterling
Club: Conventry City
Position: Right-back
Age: 19
League appearances: 14
Coventry are pushing for a League One play-off spot this season with Sterling a regular at right-back. He as provided two assists in 14 matches, playing over 1,000 minutes of league football.
5. Fikayo Tomori
Club: Derby County
Position: Centre-back
Age: 20
League appearances: 14
One of two Blues youngsters snapped up by Chelsea legend and Derby boss Frank Lampard, Tomori has played in 14 of the Rams’ 17 league games so far this season and putting in some impressive displays.
4. Nathan Baxter
Club: Yeovil Town
Position: Goalkeeper
Age: 20
League appearances: 16
Nathan Baxter has been very impressive in League Two this season, keeping seven clean sheets from 16 games so far. Those seven clean sheets included five in a row as Yeovil started the new campaign well.
3. Mason Mount
Club: Derby County
Position: Attacking midfielder
Age: 19
League appearances: 15
Mount’s excellent early season form in the Championship earned him an unlikely call-up to the senior England squad. His form has dipped slightly since then but the teenager has already done enough to prove he could one day play regularly for Chelsea.
2. Kurt Zouma
Club: Everton
Position: Centre-back
Age: 24
League appearances: 9
Zouma appears to have cemented his place in Everton’s back line already. The Toffees have conceded just three goals across the last four league games Zouma has started in. Maybe there is still a future for the France international at Stamford Bridge.
1. Reece James
Club: Wigan Athletic
Position: Right-back
Age: 18
League appearances: 16
Reece James is currently on his first loan spell away from Chelsea and it could hardly be going much better. The teenager has been brilliant for Wigan this season, winning the club’s Player of the Month award twice already.
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