Thomas Tuchel has named a 29-man squad for Chelsea's pre-season tour of the USA, with Ruben Loftus-Cheek, N'Golo Kante and Ian Maatsen not included. The Blues squad flies out on Saturday following their first week of training, with the club's international stars set to return to the set-up over the weekend.
The club have confirmed that Loftus-Cheek and Kante won't travel to the US due to their Covid vaccination status, while youngster Armando Broja won't join the squad until next week. The group will first fly to Los Angeles for a week-long training camp before travelling to Las Vegas, Charlotte, and Florida, where the club have friendlies scheduled with Club America, Charlotte and Arsenal, respectively
Chelsea will be hoping that Raheem Sterling can join the trip after agreeing personal terms with the Manchester City star earlier in the week. Negotiations with the Premier League champions are believed to be close for a £45 million deal with the prospect of another £10 million in add-ons.
