Marco van Ginkel is a PSV player again after he put pen to paper on a new six-month loan deal on Monday morning. “It didn’t come as a surprise to me” said the midfielder who scored eight goals in 13 league appearances as PSV won the Dutch title for a 23rd time last season, smiling brightly. “PSV and I have always kept in touch, also last season when I remained at Chelsea to correct a knee problem. I am happy to have reached agreement with PSV and to be here.”

Fit

Chelsea’s fit again midfielder has made four starts for Chelsea U23. “I have come through the games unscathed and feel I am ready to get more game time in the Philips Stadion. I can now train with the squad for nearly two weeks, which is an advantage over last season when I arrived in Eindhoven and made my first start just a couple of days later. I now have more time to adapt and hope the second part of the season will be great.”