Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s future has been placed into further doubt after the striker suffered the humiliation of being omitted from Chelsea’s 25-man Champions League squad.
Graham Potter was left with a tricky balancing act after the club brought in eight players during the January transfer window. Chelsea were able to register only three signings for the knockout stages of the Champions League – they have included Enzo Fernández, João Félix and Mykhailo Mudryk – and needed to make room by omitting one name from their list.