Key players from Chelsea and Manchester City, including Raheem Sterling and Jack Grealish, have been excluded from their respective squads for the inaugural expanded Fifa Club World Cup, starting in the US on Sunday, June 15.
Chelsea’s omissions include £179m worth of loanees: Raheem Sterling, Joao Felix, Axel Disasi, and Ben Chilwell, none of whom featured prominently for the Blues last season. Goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic also misses out.
For Manchester City, Jack Grealish, who has struggled for game time, was an expected absence. Former captain Kyle Walker, on loan at AC Milan, is also out.
However, John Stones returns from injury, and Rodri continues his ACL comeback. Recent City signings Tijjani Reijnders, Rayan Cherki, Rayan Ait-Nouri, and Marcus Bettinelli are all included.
