Now I am looking forward to a return to London and to Chelsea.

Jeffrey Bruma has confirmed he will return to parent club Chelsea this summer after Hamburg decided against signing him on a permanent basis

Bruma, who moved to Stamford Bridge from Feyenoord in 2007, has spent the past two seasons on loan to the German side and was a regular during 2011-12, making 22 appearances in the Bundesliga.

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But the Dutch defender has only started 10 matches this term and has not featured in Thorsten Fink’s plans since being involved in a catastrophic 9-2 defeat to Bayern Munich at the end of March.

It means the 21-year-old will now rejoin the Blues having played just nine times for the outgoing champions of Europe prior to his loan spells in Germany.

The former Leicester City loanee may find it difficult to improve on that meagre total as the likes of Gary Cahill, David Luiz, Branislav Ivanovic and club captain John Terry will all be ahead of him in the centre-half pecking order.

Looking Forward

“(Hamburg general manager) Frank Arnesen told me that the club will not be buying me, and I will not be staying on at HSV,” Bruma was reported by Sky Sports to have told Hamburger Morgenpost.

“Now I am looking forward to a return to London and to Chelsea.

“I feel those two years on loan have still been good for me as a player, despite playing less than expected recently.”