The club also announced the departure of three players, with Thiago Silva being the most notable name among them.
The retained list is, however, subject to change before the end of the summer transfer window, as player departures and new signings are expected.
Chelsea’s retained players
Acheampong, Joshua Kofi
Akomeah, Travis
Ampah, Ato Bondze
Anjorin, Faustino Adebola Rasheed
Arrizabalaga Revuelta, Kepa
Badiashile Mukinayi, Benoit Ntambue
Beach, Edward James
Bergstrom, Lucas Carl Edvard
Bettinelli, Marcus
Boniface, Somtochukwu Alan
Borges Damaceno, Angelo Gabriel
Broja, Armando
Burstow, Mason
Caicedo Corozo, Moises Isaac
Campbell, Luke
Casadei, Cesare
Castledine, Leo Alexander Francis
Chalobah, Trevoh Tom
Chibueze, Chinonso Mcanthony Abi
Chilwell, Benjamin James
Chukwuemeka, Carney Chibueze
Cucurella Saseta, Marc
Cumming, James Andrew
Curd, Ted
Da Silva Moreira, Diego
De Souza Eugenio, Deivid Washington
Disasi Mhakinis Belho, Axel
Dyer, Kiano Ramone
Fernandez, Enzo Jeremias
Fofana, David Datro
Fofana, Wesley Tidjan
Gallagher, Conor
Gee, William Peter
George, Tyrique Aaron Delali Yusuff
Gilchrist, Alfie
Giraud-Hutchinson, Omari Elijah
Golding, Michael Heinz
Gusto, Malo Arthur
Hall, Lewis
Hughes, Brodi
Humphreys, Bashir
Jackson, Nicolas
James, Reece
Lavia, Romeo
Lukaku Bolingoli, Romelu
Lynch Sanchez, Robert
Maatsen, Ian
Madueke, Chukwunonso
Matos, Alex
McMahon, Harrison
Mcneilly, Donnell Ocarriel
Menezes Trovoada Cardoso, Leonardo
Merrick, Max Andrew
Morgan, Jimmy-Jay
Mudryk, Mykhailo
Murray-Campbell, Harrison
Nascimento Dos Santos, Andrey
Nkunku, Christopher
Olise, Richard Oghenekome
Palmer, Cole
Petrovic, Djordje
Rak Sakyi, Samuel (Offer)
Rankine, Dion Joseph
Richards, Dujuan Odile
Runham, Frankie Leonard
Russell-Denny, Reiss-Alexander
Samuels Colwill, Levi Lamar
Samuels-Smith, Ishe
Sarr, Malang Mamadou William
Sharman-Lowe, Teddy Samuel
Silcott-Duberry, Zain Rio
Slonina, Gabriel Pawel
Sterling, Raheem
Sturge, Zak Norton
Stutter, Ronnie Edward
Tauriainen, Jimi Weikko
Ugochukwu, Chimuanya Lesley
Vale, Harvey James
Wade, Shaun Charlie
Webster, Charles Clive Herbert
Williams, Dylan Riley
Wilson, Kaiden Carlton Anthony
Chelsea’s departing players
Brooking, Joshua Royston
Emiliano Da Silva, Thiago
Noah Hay
