Chelsea kick-start their Club World Cup campaign against LAFC on Monday.Enzo Maresca has already made some tough decisions for his squad ahead the tournament, leaving out all players who spent time out of loan during the season,

The Club World Cup is fast approaching and the details of when Chelsea will fly out to the United States have been revealed.

Our failure to sign Dean Huijsen means that centre back remains a position where we need to strengthen, and a report from The Club World Cup is about to kick off, meaning a deluge of content on all sides, including this nice piece on the Chelsea official website. over the weekend has claimed that we’re still interested in a very long term target.

A comprehensive look at each of the teams competing in the FIFA Club World Cup along with their top players and group play schedule.

The 32-team global competition to be played in the U.S. includes six games at the Rose Bowl – and two with UEFA Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain.

Chelsea play a Pep Guardiola-influenced style: a possession-focused, positional game. The nominal starting formation is a standard 4-3-3 but one of Maresca’s full-backs will usually ‘ invert’, often into the base of midfield and sometimes into one of the attacking half-spaces.

Chelsea heads into the FIFA Club World Cup as a top contender for the title. It's chasing just its second title after winning its first in 2021, the same year it one the Champions League.

Estevao Willian brings an end to his time at Palmeiras at the Club World Cup. The 18-year-old will officially join up with Chelsea this summer after the Blues agreed a deal for an initial £29m fee last year. Before he turns his focus to Chelsea, Estevao will be desperate to bring down the curtain on his Palmeiras career on a high.