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Lewis Pangratiou

Chelsea announce 24-man squad for Club World Cup as Thomas Tuchel eyes another major honour

Chelsea have announced their squad for the Club World Cup.

The Blues' extra-time win over Plymouth Argyle on Saturday ensured that Thomas Tuchel's side are still in with a shout of winning every cup competition this season.

The Club World Cup is a chance for the German to add another major honour to his Chelsea trophy cabinet after winning the Champions League last May, and he has a strong squad at his disposal to help him achieve exactly that.

A statement on Chelsea's website read: "A total of 23 players has made the journey, with Edouard Mendy due to join up later. He competes in the Africa Cup of Nations final later today, with Senegal taking on Egypt.

"Chelsea’s first game is on Wednesday when we will take on the winners of today’s match between Al Hilal and Al Jazira, respectively the Asian Champions League winners and the local representatives from Abu Dhabi."

The squad that has travelled is below:

Kepa Arrizabalaga

Edouard Mendy (to travel after Senegal vs Egypt)

Antonio Rudiger

Marcos Alonso

Andreas Christensen

Jorginho

Thiago Silva

N'Golo Kante

Mateo Kovacic

Romelu Lukaku

Christian Pulisic

Timo Werner

Marcus Bettinelli

Trevoh Chalobah

Saul

Ross Barkley

Mason Mount

Callum Hudson-Odoi

Hakim Ziyech

Reece James

Kenedy

Cesar Azpilicueta

Kai Havertz

Malang Sarr

Chelsea’s involvement does not get started until the semi-final on Wednesday 9 February, which will kick off at 4.30pm UK time.

The second match and the tournament’s conclusion is on Saturday 12 February, when there will be a third-place play-off at 1pm followed by the final at 4.30pm.

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