The fact that an 18 year old is taking part in a training session shouldn’t be news, let alone the sort of news that is cheering up Chelsea fans worldwide this afternoon. But that’s exactly what

Chelsea academy defender Josh Acheampong trained with the first-team squad this morning (Wednesday) — a sign that his exile from competitive action could be over. As The Athletic exclusively revealed last month,

Acheampong has not played for either Chelsea's first-team or in academy matches for over two months. The unprecedented move to squeeze Acheampong, who still has more than 18 months left on his contract,

Chelsea welcomed back youngster Josh Acheampong to first-team training ahead of their Conference League clash against 1. FC Heidenheim.