CHELSEA fans will get to see a glimpse of what new boss Enzo Maresca has to offer as the Blues take on Wrexham in a friendly clash.
Ryan Reynolds-owned Wrexham are back in the US for another big pre-season tour but face a very tough test against Premier League opposition.
Chelsea’s pre-season schedule
Here are all of Chelsea’s confirmed pre=season fixtures:
- Wed, July 24: Chelsea vs Wrexham – Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara (3:30am BST)
- Sat, July 27: Chelsea vs Celtic – Notre Dame Stadium, Indiana (9pm BST)
- Wed, July 31: Chelsea vs Club America – Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta (12:30am BST)
- Sat, Aug 3: Chelsea vs Man City – Ohio Stadium, Columbus (10:30pm BST)
- Tue, Aug 6: Chelsea vs Real Madrid – Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte (12am BST)
- Sun, Aug 11: Chelsea vs Inter – Stamford Bridge (3pm BST)
Not enough space
Chelsea have left enough players to fill THREE teams behind after flying to the USA.
The Blues kick off their pre-season tour against Wrexham in California tonight.
New boss Enzo Maresca will get a good look at his squad with further fixtures planned against Celtic, Manchester City and Real Madrid.
But 43 aces – excluding injured stars and internationals given an extended break – did not make the 28-man group.
Many of them are unlikely to play for the Blues again as they look to offload talents they paid a combined £190million for.
Credit: Getty Trevoh’s not travelling
One player who Chelsea fans will not be seeing on the tour is Trevoh Chalobah.
Fabrizio Romano has reported that the defender has been told to stay at home.
It is suggested that the club feels “heavy” with centre-backs as Wesley Fofana, Axel Disasi and Tosin Adarabioyo are all going.
He added that Josh Acheampong would also be joining the trip as the club want to take a “good look” at him.
Chalobah has been linked with an exit from Stamford Bridge regularly over the last year.
Hall of fame
Kiernan Dewsbury-hall posted an emotional goodbye video to Leicester fans following his transfer exit.
The midfielder has joined Chelsea to reunite with former Foxes boss Enzo Maresca.
And now after putting pen to paper for £30million deal, Blues fans will get to see what he is capable of for the first time in a Chelsea shirt.
Credit: Getty Welcome to Chelsea vs Wrexham
Chelsea finally get their USA pre-season tour underway in the early hours of Thursday morning – and we have live coverage of the event!
Blues fans will get to see a glimpse of what new boss Enzo Maresca has to offer as they face Wrexham in the opening fixture.
The Italian put pen to paper for a five-year deal at Stamford Bridge last month.
And after recently leading Leicester to Premier League promotion, Mauricio Pochettino’s successor will be determined to prove to Blues fans why he has been given the job.
But the English giants go up against a Wrexham outfit who held Premier League outfit Bournemouth to a 1-1 draw on Sunday.
However, Wrexham owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney saw their side humiliated by Chelsea when the teams met in a pre-season fixture last summer.
Stay tuned as coming up, we will have any breaking news, team information and line-ups all before kick-off at 3.30am BST.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
