Chelsea s Club World Cup lineup is undergoing major changes! Sterling and Felix are out of the election

Chelsea made major adjustments to the squad in the upcoming Club World Cup. Neither Raheem Sterling nor Joao Felix were selected for the team's Club World Cup lineup. Instead, the team coach Enzo Maresca chose several new signing players, including Mike Penders, Mamadu Saar, Dario Esgoo and Liam Delep. These new faces will shoulder the heavy responsibility of Chelsea in the Club World Cup.

Sterling and Felix both left Chelsea briefly this season. Sterling joined Arsenal, while Felix has been playing for AC Milan since January. It is reported that Chelsea chose to exclude out-of-loan players this time and regard the Club World Cup as a continuation of the 2024-2025 season. However, this decision has also sparked doubts about the selection of new signing players. After all, these new players have relatively short running-in time in the team, and it is still unknown whether they can quickly adapt to the high-intensity game of the Club World Cup.

Chelsea's Club World Cup journey will start this Monday, with its first game against Los Angeles FC. They will then face Flamenco and Tunisian Hope in the group stage. These three games are crucial for Chelsea, and they need to achieve good results in the group stage to ensure they advance to the knockout stage.