The Blues have travelled Stateside to begin a new era under head coach Enzo Maresca, with their first friendly taking place on Wednesday night against third-tier Wrexham at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California – home of the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers.
Chelsea are then scheduled to head to Notre Dame, Indiana for a clash with reigning Scottish champions Celtic on Saturday, before taking on Mexican side Club America at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia next Wednesday night.
Maresca’s side are due at Ohio Stadium in Columbus for a high-profile game against Premier League winners Manchester City on August 3, before concluding the five-match tour against Champions League holders Real Madrid at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina on August 6.
Chelsea have now revealed their squad numbers for the tour, with Maresca’s first signing Tosin – the centre-back who signed a four-year contract on a free transfer last month after leaving west London rivals Fulham – handed the No4 shirt vacated after fellow defender Benoit Badiashile moved to the No5 last summer.
Guiu and Veiga, meanwhile, have been handed No38 and No40 respectively after completing their respective moves from Barcelona and Basel.
No22: Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall has been given the same shirt number as he wore at Leicester
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Chelsea confirmed that the squad numbers of those players to join up with the tour at a later date will be announced in due course.
The club also stressed: “Supporters should note that during pre-season, the shirt numbers worn by all players may not be representative of their finalised squad numbers for the 2024/25 campaign. Further detail on this will be provided in due course.”
Chelsea squad numbers for USA pre-season tour
17 – Carney Chukwuemeka
18 – Christopher Nkunku
22 – Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
