Loaned out to Aston Villa for the season, the Englishman might feel like his career at Stamford Bridge is over.
Frank Lampard could never rely on him to become a regular figure in his midfield and Thomas Tuchel is doing just fine with his current personnel. Barkley has instead found a more lucrative role in this Villa side who are set to finish well away from the relegation zone this term.
“It’s a new manager, he’s not been with Tuchel. You get a pre-season down you. The Chelsea manager will want his own players in. Ross Barkley is a talented young boy and he might be Tuchel’s cup of tea.
“I would be saying to myself – try and get into the team at Villa until the end of the season. Go back to Chelsea, get a good pre-season down me and prove to the manager that I am a good player and things can turn around very quickly.”
Tuchel will have to look at his options this summer. Chelsea are well known to have a broad network of players featuring across Europe for different clubs. Barkley is definitely one of the more attractive assets still on their books at £96,000-per-week.
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