Published: 17:00, 29 October 2025 | Updated: 17:00, 29 October 2025

Chelsea will speak with Tyrique George closer to January to decide his immediate future, with the 19-year-old academy graduate set to have a big say in whether he stays or goes.

George nearly left in the summer, only for his £22million deadline-day transfer to Fulham to break down in the final few minutes. The Cottagers’ sudden decision to pull out of that proposed move, having submitted a deal sheet to secure extra time, came as a surprise.

Confidential has learned that Joe Shields, Chelsea’s co-director of recruitment and talent, phoned George on behalf of the Blues’ leadership team to explain that he would be welcomed back with open arms and continue working with Enzo Maresca’s first-team squad.

Since then, George has started and scored in the Champions League and the Carabao Cup, and appeared four times in the Premier League as a substitute. He also grabbed his first goal for England’s Under 21s this month, when he was set up by his Chelsea team-mate Jamie Gittens.

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