Ruben Loftus-Cheek and N'Golo Kante are both set to feature in a friendly against Boreham Wood after not travelling for Chelsea's USA pre-season tour. The Blues duo were not named among the group that set off for LA last weekend due to their vaccination status.
A group of 31 players are now present in the United States, including Raheem Sterling following his transfer from Manchester City and Armando Broja, who trained for the first time on Wednesday, having not travelled with the rest of the group. The Blues are set to play Club America, Charlotte FC and Arsenal before returning to Cobham.
Chelsea also have a first-team friendly scheduled against Udinese on July 30th, but the absence of Loftus-Cheek and Kante sees them miss the bulk of the club's preparation ahead of the Premier League season. The former had been present from the start of pre-season training on July 2nd, while the latter returned earlier than other Chelsea stars who had been on international duty after departing France's squad through injury.
