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Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Frank Lampard calls up wonderkid for Chelsea training session ahead of Premier League return

Chelsea are now into week two of preparations for the potential return of Premier League football.

After Premier League clubs passed a vote allowing training to resume in small groups last week Monday, players began to arrive at their club's respective training grounds 24 hours later.

This was the case at Cobham as the Blues squad stepped up their fitness levels ahead of the 2019/20 Premier League campaign, hopefully, making a comeback next month.

Chelsea Q&A with Oliver Harbord

After more than nine weeks away players reported for training and were put through their paces by head coach Frank Lampard and his coaching staff.

The squad, as they participated in 75-minute sessions, which were split up into small groups, which is one of the many formalities that clubs right across the country will now have to follow in a bid to keep the spread of coronavirus down.

Amongst those to have participated in those training sessions were first-team stars such as Pedro, Ross Barkley, Olivier Giroud, Jorginho, Ruben Loftus Cheek, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Tammy Abraham.

But a new week as brought about some fresh opportunities for some of the club's most promising players.

Young striker Armando Broja was given a chance to impress Lampard as he took part in Monday's session.

He took to Instagram after training had finished, confirming it was his first day back with the senior squad.

(Courtesy of armando.broja on Instagram)

Broja is on the cusp of a breakthrough at Stamford Bridge.

He made his debut for the first team this season when he came on as a substitute in the 4-0 win over Everton.

And with the Premier League planning to play many games in a short space of time, there could be more senior appearances in Broja's future in the coming months.

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