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Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon believes the club's new training headquarters in Surrey is a key element of developing homegrown players for the future.
The facilities in Cobham are described by the club as a "multi-million pound" investment from owner Roman Abramovich and is part of the plan for Chelsea to eventually become self-sustaining.
Kenyon said: "We are very near the culmination of many years hard work to find and build a facility that is key to the future of the club and will be one of the leading centres in the world.
"Developing homegrown players is a vitally important goal for Chelsea. Cobham gives us the perfect platform for that.
"Our young players, academy and community coaches will be working closely with the first team, this is very much part of our club philosophy.
"To achieve this Roman has invested in the land, the infrastructure and the latest training, medical and other technology to give us the best chance of meeting those goals."
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