UEFA has confirmed Chelsea met the terms of a previously agreed settlement and were allowed to register a full European squad after adjusting their List A. Chelsea needed to report a positive transfer balance from players registered in last season\u2019s \u2018List A\u2019 from their Conference League registration. Sales of unregistered and fringe players, such as Jo\u00e3o F\u00e9lix, Carney Chukwuemeka and Renato Veiga, did not count towards the balance.<\/p>\n
The club negotiated exits for a number of List A players to reach the required position. Noni Madueke, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Christopher Nkunku, Mathis Amougou and Nicolas Jackson all departed, helping Chelsea satisfy UEFA\u2019s pre-agreed requirements.<\/p>\n
A UEFA statement (via the Daily Mail\u2019s Kieran Gill) read: \u201cThe squad list submitted fulfilled the criteria of the settlement agreement and it was therefore already reviewed and approved before publication on UEFA’s website.\u201d<\/p>\n
By reaching a positive balance, Chelsea were then able to register all new signings in a 23-man European squad.<\/p>\n
Goalkeepers: Robert S\u00e1nchez, Filip J\u00f6rgensen<\/p>\n
Defenders: Marc Cucurella, Tosin Adarabioyo, Beno\u00eet Badiashile, Levi Colwill, Jorell Hato, Trevoh Chalobah, Reece James, Malo Gusto, Wesley Fofana<\/p>\n
Midfielders: Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez, Cole Palmer, Jamie Gittens, D\u00e1rio Essugo, Andrey Santos, Mois\u00e9s Caicedo<\/p>\n
Forwards: Pedro Neto, Liam Delap, Jo\u00e3o Pedro, Marc Guiu, Est\u00eav\u00e3o, Alejandro Garnacho<\/p>\n
Outside the primary List A group, Rom\u00e9o Lavia, Tyrique George and Josh Acheampong were included on List B, which is reserved for players 21 and under who have been at the club for at least two years. That list remains flexible and can be updated during the season to allow academy players to feature.<\/p>\n
Third-choice goalkeeper Gabriel Slonina was not included. Deadline Day signing Facundo Buonanotte, who spoke of his excitement towards playing in the Champions League upon his arrival earlier this week, was also not named in the 23-man group. Raheem Sterling, Axel Disasi and David Datro Fofana, who remained at Stamford Bridge after failing to secure summer moves away from the club, were left out of the European squad as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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