Chelsea academy chief Neil Bath says they're pleased with the loan programme now in place.
Conor Gallagher continued his individual development pathway with a Premier League loan at West Brom last season, while others such as Nathan Baxter, Jamie Cumming, Trevoh Chalobah, Marc Guehi, Ian Maatsen, Armando Broja and Ike Ugbo earned regular senior football either in England or abroad.
"I speak to players about the loans programme a lot and I always make it very clear that there isn't one pathway," he told chelseafc.com. "It's about seeing how many pathways we can offer a youngster and giving them the guidance to navigate that to the best of their ability.
"The aim is for all our young players to leave youth development football and move into the senior game but then it's important to work together to find what's best for them. Going out on loan is a part of that for some but not for all, as has been the case with the likes of Callum Hudson-Odoi and Billy Gilmour up to this point.
"Selecting the best club for a player to develop at is all part of the programme. It can take players a few years out on loan before they get to our first team and as we always say, players will develop at different ages in the Academy and out in the men's game."
