Off to A Great Start

 Everything you need to know about Chelsea's upcoming pre-season plans ahead of the 2023-24 campaign.

Chelsea started their 2023 preseason campaign with a comprehensive 5-0 victory over League Two side Wrexham - now owned by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney - in a game where summer arrivals Christopher Nkunku and Nicolas Jackson made their debuts.

The Blues' preparations for the new season stepped up a notch in Philadelphia on July 22, as they emerged victorious 4-3 in a thrilling encounter against fellow English top-flight outfit Brighton at the Lincoln Financial Field in their first game of Premier League Summer Series.

Thereafter, they played out a 1-1 draw against Newcastle United on July 26, followed by a comfortable 2-0 victory over Fulham at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland to lift the first-ever Premier League Summer Series. The final game of the U.S. tour saw Chelsea play out a 1-1 draw against German giants Borussia Dortmund at Soldier Field on August 2.

 

Mauricio Pochettino has named his 29-man squad for Chelsea's pre-season tour in the United States, with no places for fringe transfer-linked stars Hakim Ziyech, Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang, or Romelu Lukaku on the flight.

After selling or releasing more than ten members of their senior squad from last season, Chelsea are moving a youthful group of players to America as they prepare for the 2023/24 season under new management.

New signings Christopher Nkunku, Andrey Santos, Nicolas Jackson and Malo Gusto are all among those on the plane, as are a host of young academy stars.