Chelsea have confirmed their squad for the Club World Cup with Andrey Santos and Liam Delap included but no place for Djordje Petrovic. Chelsea kick off their campaign in FIFA’s newly-expanded tournament next week, taking on Los Angeles FC at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Monday.

The main headlines from Chelsea's 28-man Club World Cup squad are that it includes the usual star names like Cole Palmer and Moises Caicedo, while Raheem Sterling and Ben Chilwell are among those omitted. However, this is a squad picked both to win the competition and for pragmatic reasons by manager Enzo Maresca.

Chelsea goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic asked to be left out of their Club World Cup squad after making it clear he wants to focus on his future this summer.

Borussia Dortmund sporting director Sebastian Kehl has said the club "looked very seriously" at an offer from Chelsea for winger Jamie Gittens.

Chelsea have had a €50 million ($57.1m) follow-up offer for winger Jamie Gittens rejected by Borussia Dortmund winger, sources told ESPN.

Borussia Dortmund sporting director Sebastian Kehl has left the door open for Chelsea with regards to a future deal for Jamie Gittens. Chelsea were in talks to sign Gittens in time to be registered in their squad for the Club World Cup tournament which gets underway in the USA this weekend.