Chelsea to meet next week to decide futures of Mason Mount and Fikayo Tomori after successful loan spells at Derby
Blues pair have impressed on loan at Derby this season and now club will decide whether to elevate them to first team next year or send them out on loan
CHELSEA are planning a meeting next week to decide what to do with starlets Mason Mount and Fikayo Tomori next season.
The two promising youngsters have made a big impact on loan at Derby this season leading to calls for them to be part of the first-team squad at Stamford Bridge next year.
And SunSport understands Chelsea bosses will get together after the current Premier League campaign has finished to thrash out what they want to happen to the duo.
Mount's early season form for the Rams saw him called up to the England squad by Gareth Southgate before injury ruled him out for a couple of months.
But the 20-year-old's return to fitness has helped inspire Frank Lampard's side secure a spot in the Championship play-offs.
Defender Tomori has made just as big an impact, performing so consistently he was named Derby's player of the year.
But both are due to return back to Chelsea this summer where they are yet to discover how their futures lie.
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The big question Blues bosses have to answer is if they think the pair are ready to compete for a place in the first-team squad next season after a campaign in the Championship.
At 21, Tomori is at the age where he needs to start making progress at Stamford Bridge if he is ever to have a long-term future in West London.
With Gary Cahill leaving this summer there is a place in the senior squad up for grabs, and if the club are banned from signing players due to the transfer embargo he could be an obvious option to turn to.
But Kurt Zouma is still on the books, and after a good season on loan at Everton he is another alternative - although there are several sides interested in signing him on a permanent basis.
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Andreas Christensen's future is far from certain either, and the displays Tomori has produced for Derby has left Chelsea seriously considering whether to elevate him next term.
Mount has long been regarded as a top talent and after impressive loans at Vitesse Arnhem and the Rams there is the belief he needs to be playing in the Premier League next season.
A transfer ban would end any hope of Mateo Kovacic making his loan move from Real Madrid permanent, and that could work in the favour of the youngster.