Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas has indicated Danny Sturridge will be staying with them this season.
Sturridge has impressed AVB in preseason training.
Villas-Boas said: "I wouldn't like to focus on an individual but I think Daniel deserved above all to come back to this club and have this pre-season with us.
"This is the group where he belongs and I think he has shown the quality he has at Bolton when he went there.
"He has a natural ability and amazing physical qualities and I think he is showing what he did at Bolton was enough for him to make a point at Chelsea.
"For Daniel, his time at Bolton was an amazing period for him, based on that he got into the England Under-21s for the European Championships. He is a great prospect, I have no doubt about it.
"We will make a decision soon and we will inform Daniel on his situation but I think he has shown a lot of his qualities and abilities and he has the capacity to be in this squad.
