The Blues have options to replace the England international internally and are currently planning to work with the defenders they have already got.

Renato Veiga is still expected to leave Chelsea this summer despite Levi Colwill sustaining a long-term injury.Veiga has returned to Chelsea after spending the second half of last season on loan at

If anyone needs a reminder of just how dizzyingly — and, at times, brutally — fast football moves, consider that less than two weeks ago, Levi Colwill was talking about competing for the Premier League title with Chelsea this season, and how he felt about an impending Champions League debut at his boyhood club.