Frank Lampard has warned Callum Hudson-Odoi to prepare for the hard work to begin after the teenager committed his future to Chelsea.
'He's got everything in front of him,' said Lampard. 'We know the talent he has. He's shown it on occasions in the first team when he's had his opportunity. I think there is a lot more. It's pure hard work that will get him there.
'Hopefully Callum can look at the other younger players around him getting their opportunities. They're not being handed to them on a plate but because they've earned them, because they've worked so hard in pre-season.
'It's a nice thing for him to see Tammy and Mason and Fikayo and something that he can be hungry for. Now that it is signed and sealed we can put that to bed and get to work.'
'Pretty much as soon as the job I made contact with him to make him aware that I wanted him to be part of the plans,' said Lampard. 'We spoke in pre-season when we were in Dublin.
'He's a young lad who has come through the academy. The club worked hard with him and he worked hard to get into the first team.for me it felt that it's what everybody wanted.
'It went away from me slightly because the club will deal with the contract but I wanted to make it clear that I wanted him at the club, because I believe in his talent. I also know that now the five-year contract is signed the hard work really starts for him.'