£150m worth of talent: Four Chelsea players axed from Club World Cup squad

Chelsea have announced their squad list for the upcoming Club World Cup tournament and the club have axed almost £150m worth of talent from their travelling party including Raheem Sterling and Joao Felix.

The Blues are set to travel over to the US over the coming days as they get their tournament underway. Chelsea will face MLS side LAFC in the group stage ahead of clashes with Flamengo and Tunisian outfit Esperance.

Enzo Maresca has now made some bold decision on the squad that will be traveling for the tournament.

Topping the list of players set to miss out is £50m man Raheem Sterling following his dreadful loan spell with Arsenal last season. £45m signing Joao Felix has also been axed.

Raheem Sterling failed to impress during his loan spell at Arsenal. (Photo by Crystal Pix/MB Media/Getty Images)

Defender Axel Disasi is also among those to have been omitted after spending the second-half of last season with Aston Villa.

However, the most surprising call is potentially the decision to drop goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic. The Serbian was expected to step up after Chelsea’s failure to sign French stopper Mike Maignan from AC Milan.

Petrovic enjoyed a great season while on loan with French side Strasbourg last term and would have provided competition for Chelsea’s current crop of goalkeepers Robert Sánchez, Filip Jorgensen and Mike Penders.

However, Chelsea have decided that the Club World Cup represents an extension of the 2024/25 season so want consistency over their loanees – the majority of which have been left behind.