Chelsea will let youngsters Josh McEachran and Romelu Lukaku to leave the club on loan if they do not play enough games this year, according to the Sun.
Andre Vilas-Boas is keen to see the duo harness their potential but is worried that a lack of first team football could hamper their development.
Such is the strength of Chelsea's first team it would appear that the pair face a tough time to force themselves into the reckoning for a starting berth and so if they fail to break through this year they will be allowed to go out on loan to gain some vital first team experience.
Wigan boss Roberto Martinez approached Chelsea about the possibility of taking McEachran on loan during the summer, whilst a move to Stoke for Lukaku was ruined by Premier League rules preventing a player from joining two clubs within the same transfer window.
Both players are expected to be on Chelsea's bench for their trip to Sunderland this weekend, but if they have not progressed to the starting line up by the turn of the year they will be allowed to spend the rest of the season at another Premier League team.
Several Championship clubs have asked Chelsea about the availability of the duo for when the loan window reopens tomorrow, but the Stamford Bridge outfit will only be willing to let them go to a top flight team.
Lukaku is not eligible to play in the Champions League for Chelsea this season as he was left out of the Blues' squad.
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