The general expectation regarding Fikayo Tomori throughout pre-season was for the centre-back to depart on loan, to a Premier League club, preferably before Chelsea's campaign got underway.
After two years of progress at Hull City and Derby County in the Championship, Chelsea wanted the defender to gain some top flight experience to continue his development. He was supposedly behind David Luiz, Antonio Rudiger, Andreas Christensen and Kurt Zouma in the pecking order of centre-halves in Frank Lampard’s setup, which implied that chances were likely to be at a premium.
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