Chelsea have left Cole Palmer out of their squad for the UEFA Convention League, together with centre-back Wesley Fofana and central midfielder Romeo Lavia.
The west London membership’s 29-man squad for the league part of UEFA’s third-tier was introduced on Thursday and included the likes of Pedro Neto, Mykhailo Mudryk and Jadon Sancho.
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A brand new squad checklist is submitted for the knockout part of the Convention League, which begins in February.
Within the league stage, Chelsea are set to face Gent, Panathinaikos, Armenia’s Noah, early Bundesliga leaders Heidenheim, Astana and Shamrock Rovers.
Palmer performed 55 video games for membership and nation final season, solely ending the marketing campaign within the July 14 Euro 2024 closing towards Spain, the place he equalised for England earlier than they finally got here up brief.
He’s set for one more lengthy season as Chelsea are assured a spot in FIFA’s revamped Membership World Cup, set to happen in the USA subsequent summer time.
Chelsea earned entry into the competitors by way of their Champions League triumph in 2021. They’ve struggled to duplicate that type in subsequent seasons, ending sixth underneath Mauricio Pochettino in 2023-24 earlier than the Argentinian coach departed.
Now underneath the stewardship of Enzo Maresca, Chelsea are eleventh within the Premier League after three video games.
