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Cardiff City will face a potential setback in the Carabao Cup quarter-final against Chelsea as reports suggest the Blues are unlikely to grant permission for Omari Kellyman to play against his parent club.

The 20-year-old joined Chelsea from Aston Villa for £19million in the summer of 2024 but missed almost all of last season due to a series of hamstring injuries.

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00:00Cardiff City will face a potential setback in the Carabao Cup quarter-final against Chelsea.
00:07As reports suggest, the Blues are unlikely to grant permission for Omari Kellerman to play against his parent club.
00:14The 20-year-old joined Chelsea from Aston Villa for £19m in the summer of 2024,
00:20but missed almost all of last season due to a series of hamstring issues.
00:24Since his final surgery, Kellerman has remained fit, though he has yet to make a first-team debut for the Blues.
00:33To gain valuable minutes and continue his recovery, Kellerman joined Cardiff on loan for the current season.
00:40The Welsh club have managed him carefully, giving him 287 minutes across six league games
00:45and scoring his first goal against Reading in October.
00:49His limited playing time is part of a broader plan to ease him back into regular football,
00:54following a lengthy spell on the sidelines.
00:58Cardiff have impressed in the Carabao Cup, overcoming Wrexham to reach the quarter-finals.
01:03They now face the intriguing prospect of potentially playing Kellerman against Chelsea.
01:08Chelsea heavy favourites against the Ligue 1 side will be focused on ensuring they have all key players available.
01:15For the tie, particularly a talented young prospect like Kellerman,
01:20it represents a long-term investment for the club.
01:22Success towards Wembley is long overdue for the Blues,
01:26who haven't won a domestic trophy since the 2018 FA Cup,
01:30adding further incentive to safeguard their assets.
01:34For the Bluebirds, the situation is frustrating but not unusual,
01:38while they've benefited from Chelsea's cooperation on other loan arrangements.
01:42They must now prepare to challenge one of the top Premier League sides
01:46without one of their standout youngsters.
01:51For Cardiff, the situation is frustrating but not unusual,
01:55while the Bluebirds have benefited from Chelsea's cooperation on their loan agreements.
02:00They must now prepare to challenge one of the top Premier League sides
02:04without one of their standout youngsters,
02:07underlining the fine balance between development and competition in football loans.
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