Chelsea complete the signing of Pep Chavarría as they are required to reduce their squad size.

Jairo Mtitu By Jairo Mtitu • 7th August 2026


Chelsea complete the signing of Pep Chavarría as they are required to reduce their squad size.

Chelsea face a major task over the next 25 days after being forced to offload 16 players in an effort to reduce the size of their first-team squad, which currently consists of 41 players.

According to BBC Sport, the pressure has increased following FIFA’s ban on the use of the “bomb squad” approach, with head coach Xabi Alonso targeting a squad of just 25 players ahead..... download Xtra 90 App


  


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