Full list of Chelsea 25 man-squad traveling to Abu Dhabi

Chelsea have released the list of 25 players that would be travelling for their Abu Dhabi training.

Before they return to the UK, the Blues will play against Aston Villa in the CBF Al Wahda Challenge Cup on Sunday 11 December.

The Blues will be in Abu Dhabi for about a week, and will likely have another behind-closed-doors training match after their game against Aston Villa, in addition to all the usual pre-season-esque activities.

With many of the Blues’ first-team still in action with their respective national teams at the World Cup, Chelsea’s travelling squad is a combination of seniors and youth players including some intriguing fresh faces from the academy, like Cesare Casadei.

Previously injured players Reece James and N’Golo Kanté also made the list.

See the full 25-man squad below:

GOALKEEPERS: Kepa Arrizabalaga, Marcus Bettinelli, Eddie Beach

DEFENDERS: Bashir Humphreys, Alfie Gilchrist, Trevoh Chalobah, Dion Rankine, Josh Brooking, Ben Chilwell, Reece James, Marc Cucurella, Wesley Fofana

MIDFIELDERS: Lewis Hall, Cesare Casadei, Charlie Webster, Ben Elliott, Jorginho, N’Golo Kanté, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Carney Chukwuemeka

FORWARDS: Omari Hutchinson, Malik Mothersille, Mason Burstow, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Armando Broja