Wednesday, August 4th, 2022 - Training Ground
Demien arrived at the training complex early the next morning, his body feeling better after a full rest day, and the facility was already buzzing with activity as players filtered in through the main entrance. The energy was different from pre-season—sharper, more focused, with the knowledge that league football was only days away and every training session now mattered for selection.
The first team was scheduled to train together this morning with the focus shifting entirely to preparing for Sampdoria, and as Demien walked through the corridors toward the dressing room he could hear voices and laughter echoing from inside.
He pushed through the door and found most of the squad already there in various stages of changing, and the atmosphere immediately shifted when someone near the entrance shouted "There he is! Stamford Bridge's new star!"
