Chelsea hope Callum Hudson-Odoi will be able to return to full training by the start of next month.

Winger Hudson-Odoi is stepping up his rehab after suffering a partial rupture of his Achilles against Burnley in April.

The 18-year-old got the green light to accelerate his training following a check-up with renowned Barcelona-based surgeon Ramon Cugat, who carried out his surgery.

Chelsea hope Callum Hudson-Odoi will return to full training by the start of next month

Hudson-Odoi has made an impressive recovery since his operation, his injured Achilles is now fully healed and Cugat declared the England starlet ready to increase his workload.

Hudson-Odoi is now back running outside and so far ahead of schedule that he is only weeks away from being able to join in full sessions with the rest of his teammates.

Chelsea’s players started returning for pre-season on Wednesday ahead of their training camp in Ireland and then pre-season tour of Japan.

Hudson-Odoi is stepping up his rehab after suffering a partial rupture of his Achilles in April

Hudson-Odoi is likely to stay behind and continue working on his fitness but his rapid progress will be a major boost for Frank Lampard, whose appointment as Chelsea’s new boss is imminent.

Chelsea remain in talks with Hudson-Odoi over a new contract worth over £100,000 per week and how much action he gets on his return will play a big part in persuading him whether or not to stay amid long-standing interest from Bayern Munich.

Meanwhile, Chelsea have agreed in principle a new £150,000-a-week deal with Ruben Loftus-Cheek whose current contract runs until 2021 and opened talks with another academy starlet, Mason Mount, to tie him down until 2024 too.