Chelsea have recalled striker Patrick Bamford from loan at Burnley after an unsuccessful six months at Turf Moor, it has been confirmed.
Bamford joined Burnley on a season-long loan deal in August but has failed to establish himself in Sean Dyche's starting XI ahead of Sam Vokes, Ashley Barnes and Andre Gray, making just six substitute appearances in the Premier League.
Chelsea have already recalled Nathan Ake, Charly Musonda and Kenedy from failed loan spells but unlike those three, Bamford is highly unlikely to figure in head coach Antonio Conte's first-team plans.
Bamford moved to Stamford Bridge as a highly-rated youth prospect from Nottingham Forest in a £1.5 million deal in January 2012 but is yet to make a senior appearance for the club, instead spending time on loan at MK Dons, Derby County, Middlesbrough, Crystal Palace, Norwich City and Burnley.
Now 23, Bamford's most productive loan spell came at Middlesbrough in the 2014-15 season when he scored 17 goals in 34 Championship appearances, and manager Aitor Karanka is reportedly interested in bringing him back to the Riverside Stadium on a permanent basis.