Conte: Cuadrado to remain with Chelsea after loan spell last season

Juan Cuadrado will get another chance to impress at Stamford Bridge.

After his first match in charge of Chelsea - a 2-0 friendly loss to Rapid Vienna - manager Antonio Conte said Saturday the Colombian winger will return to the club after spending last season on loan with Juventus.

Cuadrado, 28, was an instrumental member of Juventus last season, scoring four Serie A goals and adding five assists as he helped the Bianconeri capture both the Serie A and Coppa Italia crown.

Combining breakaway speed with dribbling prowess, the lithe winger originally joined Chelsea in February of 2015, signing with the Blues for a reported £26.8 million from Fiorentina on deadline day.

But after rotting on the bench, making just four starts and being brandished, quite prematurely, as a Premier League flop, Cuadrado made the move to Juventus ahead of last season.

There, the flair that he showcased so consistently both with Fiorentina and the Colombian national team came to the fore once again.

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At Chelsea, Conte could opt to field Cuadrado on the right side of a potential 3-5-2, though the manager admitted at his introductory press conference that he won't try to shoehorn players into unfamiliar roles, and will instead utilise a system that works best with the personnel at his disposal.