Chelsea academy graduate Conor Gallagher is currently enjoying his first season in senior football turning out for Championship side Charlton Athletic.
He has started the season strong, coming up with crucial goals and assists for his new side.
The 19-year old has been at Chelsea since 2008 and he will be hoping his performances will be catching the eyes of Chelsea coaches Frank Lampard and Jody Morris.
Many Blues youngsters see this as their first real opportunity to break into the Chelsea first team with Lampard in charge, having looked at the likes of Fikayo Tomori, Tammy Abraham and Mason Mount do the same so far this season.
Gallagher plays in a similar way to how Lampard did when he was a player, being a goal-scoring box-to-box midfielder like Frank was.
The Blues youngster has been speaking to The BBC about emulating Lampard on the pitch, and how excited he is that he’s in charge at Stamford Bridge.
He said:
“I think it is about time that a manager came in and did that with the Chelsea youngsters.
“Mason, Tammy and Fikayo have been Chelsea’s best players at the start of the season. It shows that if you give more youngsters a chance they can perform.
“I hope one day I can work under Frank, because I think he has a lot to teach me.
“He scored loads of goals and I try to play my game like him, in terms of being box-to-box, scoring goals and making assists. It is how I aspire to be.”
