Omari Hutchinson impressed during Sunday’s defeat to Aston Villa (Picture: Getty)
Chelsea boss Graham Potter raved about youngster Omari Hutchinson following the Blues’ 1-0 friendly defeat to Aston Villa on Sunday.
The west London club are stepping up preparations for the return of the Premier League with Potter’s side hosting Bournemouth on December 27 once the World Cup in Qatar is done and dusted.
Chelsea faced fellow Premier League side Villa on Sunday with Hutchinson playing the full 90 minutes in the narrow loss.
The 19-year-old, who is tipped to become a huge player in the future, moved to Chelsea in the summer from Arsenal.
Hutchinson is yet to make his full professional debut for Chelsea but has impressed in the development squad since his arrival at Stamford Bridge.
He has registered five goals and four assists across 11 Premier League 2 games, while in the EFL Trophy, Hutchinson has scored once and assisted twice across four matches.
Speaking after Chelsea’s friendly defeat to Aston Villa, Potter said: ‘[He was] really good, really good.
‘[He was] dangerous, asked the questions all the time, I think he hit the bar in the first half, but throughout the game he showed his quality.
‘He wasn’t the only one, it was a spirited performance against an experienced Premier League side so it was good.’
Quizzed more generally about his squad, Potter added: ‘We have a few more guys coming back from the World Cup.
‘It is moving nicely, this week we will be able to have a few more players back in full training with us, Reece [James] has moved forward, Wesley [Fofana] has moved forward, Carney Chukwuemeka is moving forward.
‘So that’s positive. Then hopefully Ruben [Loftus-Cheek] and Ben Chilwell can also take a step forward next week. We are optimistic about that.’
Potter has also provided a worrying update on Armando Broja after the Chelsea star was stretchered off during the loss against against Aston Villa with a suspected knee injury.
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