Overview
- Chelsea published a 27‑man travelling squad on Friday that includes summer signing Marco Palestra and several academy players but excludes Emmanuel Emegha and Geovany Quenda.
- Emegha will not travel after picking up a hamstring problem in the behind‑closed‑doors friendly at Cobham that finished 3-0, a match in which he had scored.
- The Bromley friendly on Thursday produced goals from João Pedro, Jamie Gittens and Emegha and served as a final warm‑up before the squad departed for the tour.
- The touring group is intended to begin matches on 28 July against Western Sydney Wanderers with further fixtures against Tottenham, Juventus, AC Milan and Johor Darul Ta’zim.
- Xabi Alonso has used the early sessions to blend new signings with youth players while planning for more established first‑team members to join the tour as it progresses.