CHELSEA left enough players to fill three squads after flying to the US.
The Blues begin their pre-season tour against Wrexham in California tomorrow.
Chelsea flew to the United States[/caption]
Former Leicester duo Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Ben Chilwell pose for a photo[/caption]
Renato Veiga arrived at Chelsea in July[/caption]
Enzo Maresca will get a good look at his squad with further games planned against Celtic, Manchester City and Real Madrid.
But 43 aces – excluding injured stars and internationals who had an extended break – did not make the 28-player group.
Many of them are unlikely to play for the Blues again as they look to offload talent they paid £190m for.
Romelu Lukaku, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Trevoh Chalobah, Cesare Casadei, David Datro Fofana and Malang Sarr were notable absences.
Blues bosses are desperate to offload £97.5m signing Lukaku, who has spent the last two seasons on loan at Inter Milan and Roma.
Chelsea have been linked with a stunning swoop for Napoli striker Victor Osimhen.
Rumor has it that they would send £77m, Lukaku and another player to Naples in exchange for the big man.
Goalkeeper Arrizabalaga was loaned to Real Madrid as cover for the injured Thibaut Courtois last season.
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The £72.1m signing reportedly has an offer from Saudi Arabia on the table.
Chalobah, an Academy graduate, can consider himself unlucky to find himself on the list.
But the arrival of Tosin Adarabioyo pushed him further down the pecking order.
Marc Cucurella, Enzo Fernandez, Conor Gallagher, Moises Caicedo and Cole Palmer are rested after long runs at Euro 2024 and Copa América.
Djordje Petrovic is recovering after suffering an injury.
The rest of those absent come mainly from Chelsea’s youth teams and were not expected to make the cut.
Chelsea US tour party
Goalkeepers: Robert Sanchez, Marcus Bettinelli, Eddie Beach, Lucas Bergstrom.
Defenders: Reece James, Malo Gusto, Josh Acheampong, Wesley Fofana, Axel Disasi, Tosin Adarabioyo, Benoit Badiashile, Levi Colwill, Ben Chilwell, Renato Veiga, Carney Chukwuemeka, Romeo Lavia.
Midfielders: Lesley Ugochukwu, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Andrey Santos.
Advanced: Nicolas Jackson, Christopher Nkunku, Raheem Sterling, Mykhailo Mudryk, Noni Madueke, Armando Broja, Tyrique George, Marc Guiu, Angelo.
Rested: Marc Cucurella, Enzo Fernandez, Conor Gallagher, Moises Caicedo, Cole Palmer.
Reported injuries:Petrovic
Abandoned: Trevoh Chalobah, Alfie Gilchrist, Malang Sarr, Cesare Casadei, Leo Castledine, Deivid Washington, Diego Moreira, Omari Kellyman, Caleb Wiley, Tino Anjorin, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Mason Burstow, David Datro Fofana, Bashir Humphreys, Romelu Lukaku, Alex Matos, Gabriel Slonina, Harvey Vale, Dujuan Richards, Kiano Dyer, Billy Gee, Harrison Murray-Campbell, Ishe Samuels-Smith, Zak Sturge, Jimi Tauriainen, Travis Akomeah, Ato Ampah, Somto Boniface, Luke Campbell, Brodi Hughes, Harrison McMahon, Donnell McNeilly, Leo Cardoso, Max Merrick, Jimmy-Jay Morgan, Richard Olise, Samuel Rak-Sakyi, Frankie Runham, Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny, Zain Silcott-Duberry, Ronnie Stutter, Shaun Wade, Kaiden Wilson.
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