Maresca drops Sterling, Felix from Chelsea squad

<p><&sol;p>&NewLine;<div id&equals;"the-post">&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- &period;entry-header-outer &sol;--><&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"featured-area">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"featured-area-inner">&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"single-featured-image"><img width&equals;"750" height&equals;"422" class&equals;"attachment-jannah-image-post size-jannah-image-post wp-post-image" alt&equals;"Club World Cup&colon; Maresca drops Sterling&comma; Felix from Chelsea squad" data-main-img&equals;"1" decoding&equals;"async" fetchpriority&equals;"high" data-lazy- src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;toptechblitz&period;com&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;06&sol;Enzo-Maresca-Chelsea-2024&period;jpg&period;webp&period;webp"&sol;><img width&equals;"750" height&equals;"422" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;toptechblitz&period;com&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;06&sol;Enzo-Maresca-Chelsea-2024&period;jpg&period;webp&period;webp" class&equals;"attachment-jannah-image-post size-jannah-image-post wp-post-image" alt&equals;"Club World Cup&colon; Maresca drops Sterling&comma; Felix from Chelsea squad" data-main-img&equals;"1" decoding&equals;"async" fetchpriority&equals;"high" &sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"entry-content entry clearfix">&NewLine;<p><strong>Chelsea<&sol;strong> manager <a target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;gistreel&period;com&sol;tag&sol;enzo-maresca"><strong>Enzo Maresca<&sol;strong><&sol;a> has left out four high-profile players from his squad for the FIFA Club World Cup&comma; which kicks off this weekend in the United States&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Among those omitted are £150 million worth of talent&comma; including Raheem Sterling and Joao Felix&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Sterling&comma; who endured a disappointing loan spell at Arsenal last season&comma; will not travel with the team&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Felix&comma; a £45 million signing who recently spent time on loan at AC Milan&comma; is also excluded&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Defender Axel Disasi&comma; who ended last season at Aston Villa&comma; has also been left out&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In a more unexpected move&comma; goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic has been dropped despite being tipped to step up following Chelsea’s failed bid for AC Milan’s Mike Maignan&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Chelsea are set to face LAFC in the group stage&comma; with further matches against Flamengo and Tunisian champions Esperance&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- &period;entry-content &sol;--><&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;gistreel&period;com&sol;club-world-cup-maresca-drops-sterling-felix-from-chelsea-squad&sol;" previewlistener&equals;"true">Source link <&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;