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Ross Barkley trains with Chelsea for the first time as the £15million ace battles back to fitness

Ross Barkley trains with Chelsea for the first time as the £15million ace battles back to fitness

Barkley, who has signed a five-and-a-half-year deal at Chelsea, trained at the club's Cobham base on Saturday as he continues his recovery but Conte is reluctant to put a timescale on when he will be available for selection.

Chelsea are now in third place in the Premier League table and still in all three cup competitions as Conte looks to make it another successful season at Stamford Bridge.

In the last three seasons Barkley produced more assists, created more scoring chances and had the most successful dribbles than any other Everton player - qualities that were lacking from the Chelsea team at Norwich.

At £15 million he goes to Stamford Bridge a steal, considering the overvaluation of some overrated players in the market today.

"I think this is a good opportunity for the club to buy this player".

It was also good for the Blues to part ways - as the midfielder's contract was to expire this year, 2018.

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Cahill's club and worldwide career took off after joining Chelsea in 2012 from Bolton Wanderers.

On Barkley's fitness, he added: 'My hope is to have this player very quickly.

"Maybe he will play in the Under-23s and get 45 minutes under his belt because we need him", Langley added. "He is complete because he has it all". "He is fast. He is a modern footballer". "The club try to do the best for this team, to try to improve this team".

The Blues manager, Conte expressed his enthusiasm after the signing and is well aware of the good player Barkley is.

The Italian said: 'He (Barkley) is complete because he has it all.

The most important thing to remember, Chelsea face a tough battle with at least four teams fighting for a Champions League spot. "He needs to get back playing and he needs to show everyone he is still the player he was". Hopefully, Conte uses his time wisely and bleeds the Englishman in the Stamford Bridge side, easily.

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