New Chelsea signings Raheem Sterling and Kalidou Koulibaly are not in the squad for the Blues' opening pre-season friendly of the summer against Club America in Las Vegas.
Sterling's £47.5million move from Man City was officially confirmed on Wednesday morning, and he has spent the previous three days undertaking both individual and team training. However, in his pre-match press conference, Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel admitted that it was unlikely the England international would feature, and that has proved the case.
Koulibaly's arrival from Napoli was only officially confirmed late last night – U.S time – and the Senegal international was never expected to play in the friendly, given he hasn't yet undertaken a single training session with his new Chelsea teammates.
