Chelsea are reportedly set to take part in a Premier League pre-season tournament ahead of the 2023/24 campaign.
The Athletic report that the top flight is gearing up for an 'announcement' of the six-team competition, which will be played in the United States of America. The Blues, Aston Villa, Brentford, Brighton & Hove Albion and Newcastle United are set to travel to the US, as are Leeds United but there is uncertainty about their participation given relegation fears at Elland Road.
It is being reported that the tournament will be dubbed the 'summer series' with teams going head-to-head in cities that are five hours behind the United Kingdom on Eastern Standard Time. Chelsea will be wary of a repeat of last season's pre-season tour with former Stamford Bridge boss Thomas Tuchel hitting out at the travel and organisation of the trip to the US, which involved crossing three time zones.
