Football NewsFootball.LondonUnverified source· 19 Aug 2026
Chelsea stars train away from first team ahead of opener
Up to 12 Chelsea players, including new signings, are training separately from Xabi Alonso's squad.
Chelsea
team
Group
Up to 12 players
Players
Jackson, Delap, Mudryk, Henderson, Welbeck
Location
Cobham
Next match
Fulham (away)
What happened. A group of Chelsea players, including Nicolas Jackson, Liam Delap and Mykhailo Mudryk, are training away from the first-team squad at Cobham, but sources stress it's not a bomb squad.
- New signings Jordan Henderson and Danny Welbeck are in the group.
- Tosin Adarabioyo and Axel Disasi are also training separately.
- Chelsea face Fulham in their Premier League opener soon.
The club says it's a mixed group, not a bomb squad, with the season opener approaching.
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