Chelsea have confirmed their Premier League squad for the 2022/23 campaign following the closure of the summer transfer window.
They will be managed by Graham Potter after he replaced Thomas Tuchel last week as the club's head coach following a decision made by the Chelsea owners to bring in a boss who aligned with their vision for the club.
“The reality of our decision was that we weren’t sure that Thomas saw it the same way we saw it," said Chairman Todd Boehly.
"No one is right or wrong, we just didn’t have a shared vision for the future.
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“It wasn’t about Zagreb, it was about the shared vision for what we wanted Chelsea to look like.
"It wasn’t a decision that was made because of a single win or loss.
"It was a decision that we thought was the right vision for the club.”
It comes after Chelsea spent over £250 million in the summer to replace and rebuild the squad following many departures, including Antonio Rudiger, Andreas Christensen, Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner's.
With Potter being given a long-term contract at Stamford Bridge, he has been given the keys and chance to guide Chelsea into the future under the new owners.
He has a squad, which he has described as honest and full of quality, that contains international stars which the 47-year-old will hope helps him to achieve a top four finish come the end of the season.
Now the Premier League has issued Chelsea's squad list for the 2022/23 season, which includes 23 'squad players' as well as the U21 list.
23 Squad players (*Home grown)
Goalkeepers: Kepa Arrizabalaga, Marcus Bettinelli*, Edouard Mendy
Defenders: Cesar Azpilicueta, Trevoh Chalobah*, Benjamin Chilwell*, Marc Cucurella, Thiago Silva, Wesley Fofana, Reece James*, Kalidou Koulibaly
Midfielders: Conor Gallagher*, Jorginho, N'Golo Kante, Mateo Kovacic, Ruben Loftus-Cheek*, Mason Mount*, Denis Zakaria
Forwards: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Christian Pulisic, Raheem Sterling*, Kai Havertz, Hakim Ziyech
Armando Broja and Carney Chukwuemeka are part of the list of U21 players.
For the full list of U21 players (Contract and Scholars), click here.
Topics: Chelsea, Premier League, Football
Matthew Debono