Chelsea have confirmed new signings Liam Delap, Mamadou Sarr and Dário Essugo have been included in their 28-man squad for the Club World Cup, while Raheem Sterling, João Félix and Axel Disasi are among the players to have been left out.
The west London club face Mexican side Club León in their opening game of the tournament in Atlanta on June 16.
Delap joined Chelsea from Ipswich Town on June 4 and will play in the Club World Cup instead of being part of Lee Carsley’s England squad for the U21 European Championship. Delap has been joined at Chelsea by fellow new recruits Sarr and Essuogo.
Chelsea’s squad has experienced heavy turnover in recent years, following the takeover of the club by the Todd Boehly-led Clearlake Capital consortium.
All three players have been left out of the squad that is due to travel to the United States. Ben Chilwell was also omitted, while Christopher Nkunku, whose future at Chelsea has also been called into question, was named among the 28-player group.
Chelsea’s Club World Cup squad:
Goalkeepers: Robert Sánchez, Filip Jorgensen, Mike Penders, Gabriel Slonina
Defenders: Marc Cucurella, Tosin Adarabioyo, Benoît Badiashile, Levi Colwill, Mamadou Sarr, Trevoh Chalobah, Reece James, Malo Gusto, Aaron Anselmino, Josh Acheampong
Midfielders: Moisés Caicedo, Andrey Santos, Romeo Lavia, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Dário Essugo, Enzo Fernández
Forwards: Pedro Neto, Liam Delap, Cole Palmer, Noni Madueke, Nicolas Jackson, Christopher Nkunku, Tyrique George, Marc Guiu.
