Chelsea squad

Other arrivals at Stamford Bridge include on-loan Joao Felix, £88m Mykhailo Mudryk and £35m Benoit Badiashile but UEFA rules stipulate only three new players ...

It would also appear other January arrivals such as Noni Madueke, Andrey Santos and David Datro Fofana will miss out on Champions League football this season. Article 46.03 of the rules says: 'If the registration of such new players causes the number of players on List A to exceed 25, the club must remove the necessary number of currently registered players to reduce the squad to 25 players again.' Chelsea face an awkward situation as UEFA rules allow only three new players to be registered for the knockout rounds - their January signings include Mykhailo Mudryk (left) and Joao Felix [Champions League regulations](https://documents.uefa.com/r/Regulations-of-the-UEFA-Champions-League-2022/23/Article-45-Player-lists-Online) states: 'As of the round of 16, a club may register a maximum of three new eligible players for the remaining matches in the current competition. [Chelsea](/sport/teampages/chelsea.html) will have to leave one of their big name January arrivals out of their Champions League squad in a headache for manager [Graham Potter](/sport/graham-potter/index.html). Chelsea face a Champions League squad headache after their massive January spending with one of Enzo Fernandez, Joao Felix, Mykhailo Mudryk or Benoit Badiashile set to miss out on knockout rounds as UEFA rules say only three new players can be added

Chelsea have broken through £600m in transfer spending since takeover with completion of Enzo Fernandez signing from Benfica; co-owner and chairman Todd ...

He has been loaned back to the Ligue 1 side for the remainder of the season. England youth international Madueke signed a seven-and-a-half year deal to return to these shores with Chelsea after playing in the Netherlands with PSV. Described as a "hugely exciting talent" by Boehly and the club's co-controlling owner Behdad Eghbali, he has scored nine goals and provided 13 assists in 23 Ukrainian Premier League appearances since his breakthrough at the start of last season. Chelsea continued to hand out the long contracts when the January window opened, with Badiashile joining on a seven-and-a-half-year deal. Boehly described Chukwuemeka as "one of the most exciting young players in Europe" after snapping up the teenager from Aston Villa and handing him a six-year contract. Todd Boehly has come in and put his money where his mouth is and he wants to get Chelsea right back to the top." Chelsea have an option to buy Zakaria at the end of his loan stint. The first men's signing of the Todd Boehly era, Sterling was described by Thomas Tuchel as Chelsea's "number one priority" when he joined on a five-year contract with an option for a further 12 months. While Man City baulked at the price, Chelsea were prepared to pay the record-equalling fee for a full-back to bring Cucurella from Brighton on a six-year deal. "He will have great players, but can you create that sort of team ethic and bond that all great teams need in the future? Chelsea are playing Borussia Dortmund in the round of 16. From the summer, clubs will only be able to spread transfer fees over a five-year period.

Over £600 million spent this season. A spend of £323 million in the January transfer window alone. And a total of 18 players added to the club.

[football](https://www.givemesport.com/football) news and rumours right here. Chelsea reportedly have a pre-contract agreement for the transfer of The squad is now seemingly bloated in several positions, and certain players might struggle for regular minutes now. Fernandez comes in as Jorginho’s replacement, who departed for Arsenal as he moved into the last six months of his contract at Stamford Bridge. However, you can imagine that it will be difficult for manager Graham Potter to keep all his players happy. And a total of 18 players added to the club. The west London side had pursued the Nevertheless, Chelsea’s owners were reportedly impressed with Fernandez’s performances at the World Cup. [Hakim Ziyech](https://www.givemesport.com/hakim-ziyech), who was supposed to join [Paris Saint-Germain](https://www.givemesport.com/paris-saint-germain) on loan only for the move to [fall through](https://www.givemesport.com/88111021-chelsea-why-did-hakim-ziyech-to-psg-fall-through). [Mikel Arteta](https://www.givemesport.com/mikel-arteta) and [Arsenal](https://www.givemesport.com/arsenal) are the best example of a rebuild in recent years, and they spent several seasons clearing out the deadwood and bringing in fresh talent. A spend of £323 million in the January transfer window alone. [Chelsea](https://www.givemesport.com/chelsea)’s activity in the transfer market this season has been remarkable.

The majority of the new arrivals from a January window in which Chelsea spent more than £320million will be blocked from playing in the Champions League ...

[Graham Potter](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/graham-potter) facing the unenviable task of finding his best team. Felix appears more likely to get the final spot because there are fewer centre-forward options compared to centre-backs. So too is teenage right back Malo Gusto, a £26.5m arrival from Lyon, and winger Noni Madueke, who cost £30m from PSV Eindhoven, because of the existing senior options available. The deadline to submit his squad ahead of the first leg in Germany is on Thursday. [Chelsea](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/chelsea-fc), who have spent more than £600m in two transfer windows and [£320m in January](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/chelsea-january-transfer-window-spending-29099854), have a bloated squad full of stars who believe they must be playing. [UEFA](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/uefa) rules mean only three senior players can be added to the 25-man A list - regardless of whether players who were involved in the group stage have left the club.

Chelsea will have to exclude one of their big-name signings this January from their Champions League squad. The Blues will play Borussia Dortmund in the.

Chelsea will have to exclude one of their big-name signings this January from their Champions League squad. It means Chelsea must decide which three out of the eight new faces Graham Potter will add to their squad before Thursday night. EPL: Chelsea to remove one of Felix, Mudryk, Enzo Fernandez from Champions League squad