Chelsea’s Academy is rapidly becoming one of the stories of the season and it could soon feature in a documentary series with production companies keen to go behind the scenes of the club’s talent factory.

Head coach Frank Lampard included 10 Academy graduates in his matchday squad for this week’s 7-1 Carabao Cup demolition of Grimsby Town, while Tammy Abraham, Mason Mount and Fikayo Tomori have already made an impact in the Premier League.

The three Academy products are set to start again in Saturday’s game against Brighton at Stamford Bridge, with Chelsea’s youth set-up now the subject of great interest from all over Europe.

Chelsea have already granted James Cordon’s production company, Fulwell73, access to the club’s women’s team for a fly-on-the-wall documentary series on the current season.

And discussions have taken place over whether or not a similar documentary could be made on Chelsea’s Academy and the work done by head of youth development Neil Bath and his assistant Jim Fraser.

Bath and Fraser are considered to be the leaders in their field both inside and outside Chelsea, but until this season their young stars were unable to make a first-team breakthrough due to a lack of opportunities under foreign managers and the club’s ability to spend big in the transfer market.

But the transfer ban, together with the appointment of Lampard, has transformed the Academy’s fortunes at first-team level with the club’s youth products quickly becoming favourites of the fans.

Callum Hudson-Odoi, who has returned to fitness, last week became the latest Academy graduate, following Mount, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Billy Gilmour, to sign a new Chelsea contract.

Callum Hudson-Odoi signed a new contract nine months after handing in a transfer request credit: Getty Images

Several production companies are thought to be interested in filming the Academy, but Chelsea may wait to see the results of the women’s documentary before deciding whether or not to agree to a similar project focusing on their youngsters.

Football documentaries are growing in popularity, following Manchester City’s All or Nothing, Sunderland ‘Til I Die and Leeds United’s Take Us Home. Tottenham Hotspur are believed to be close to agreeing to deal to allow Amazon Prime to film a series on their season.

Chelsea have previously knocked back a number of proposals for behind-the-scenes documentaries on the men’s senior team and there remains a reluctance to allow any outside filming of Lampard’s squad.

But Lampard’s backroom staff of Jody Morris and Joe Edwards oversaw the developments of the likes of Abraham, Mount, Tomori, Reece James and Gilmour, and they could all be asked to feature in any future documentary on the Academy.

Chelsea's summer transfer ban has forced manager Frank Lampard to turn to youth credit: Getty Images

Lampard has been quick to praise the Academy for the work from which he and Chelsea are now benefitting.

After the victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers, in which Abraham scored a hat-trick, he paid tribute to the Academy by saying: “They’re delighted. They’ve worked for years. They bring players through with a great attitude and desire.

“We had a couple of pints in the week with Neil Bath (head of youth development) and the Academy staff because I think it’s important the club is joined up.

“It doesn’t mean young players are going to start every week, but there must be a connection. When they work for hours and hours with these young players and invest time, it’s nice for them to see.

“When I sit here and Tammy’s scoring and it makes me happy, we should also praise Neil Bath, Jim Fraser (assistant head of youth development) and all the Academy staff.”