Cole Palmer has returned to Chelsea for pre-season and will link up with the rest of his teammates tomorrow at Cobham.

After helping England reach the Euro 2024 final – in which he scored the Three Lions' equaliser – Cole was given extra time off and did not travel on our summer tour of the USA.

The 22-year-old reported back to our training base in Surrey earlier this week and was out on the grass today as our preparations for the forthcoming campaign continue.

Having been afforded a day off to readjust after two-and-a-half weeks Stateside, the rest of the first-team squad will regroup at Cobham tomorrow and ready themselves for our final friendly of the summer against Inter at Stamford Bridge.

Welcome back, Cole!