Chelsea boss Frank Lampard has has given a positive injury update on Blues youngster Callum Hudson-Odoi.
The 18-year-old has been sidelined since the end of last season thanks do a ruptured Achilles tendon which he suffered during the Premier League game against Burnley in April. The teenager underwent surgery to rectify the injury.
He has since been undergoing rehabilitation over the summer with the aim of returning to first team action at Stamford Bridge as soon as possible.
Speaking in his press conference before the Premier League game against Leicester City, Lampard has given an update on Hudson-Odoi's recovery.
"He is getting closer, he has trained over the last week or two with the Under-23s, there is going to be a period of conditioning work for him," he said.
"The injury looks good which is great news. Then he is going to have to be fitter than he has ever been because I want him to run."
Lampard was questioned if the player could return either this month or next month.
"Probably next month, considering the international break," he answered.
"Maybe it has fallen at a good time for us, so we can see how he is getting on with his conditioning training.
"It is good news for us. Players are coming back. It has slightly gone amiss with the obsession with the transfer ban and the young players at the moment.
"We are missing five or six players at the moment. Big players and I include Reece James in that squad. As they come back, they are going to make us stronger."
