John Obi Mikel has revealed that Jose Mourinho rates him very highly.
Speaking on Chelsea TV, the 16-year-old revealed: " I had the opportunity to train with him and he really liked me. I had a chat with him before I left and he made mention he was going to get me back into the first team.
"I'm still a young kid, I still need to grow. I'm still growing. I'm nearly 1.9 (6 feet 3 inches).
"Everybody's got his style of play. I'm a midfielder player who just wants to go in there and do my stuff. I'm not a defensive player, I like making the team play, get into the game, keep moving around, keeping looking for the ball and make sure the team plays well.
"My next target is to start playing again. I've not been playing for a long time but I've been doing my thing to keep fit. I think I'm pretty fit but we'll have to see in a match situation.
"It's been a really, really difficult time for me, but I'm really happy the way everything is going now."
John will start training with Chelsea on July 17 with all the other non-World Cup players.