Chelsea Leave Cole Palmer Out Of Conference League Group Stage Squad
Chelsea have left Cole Palmer out of their Conference League squad for the group stages.
The Blues are trying to manage Palmer's minutes after he played 57 matches for club and country last season.
Palmer, who has been nominated for the 2024 Ballon D'or, has already provided four assists and scored one goal in three Premier League games this season.
Also excluded from Chelsea's European squad are Wesley Fofana, Ben Chilwell and Romeo Lavia.
Palmer can be added to the squad if Chelsea reach the knockout rounds of the competition.
Chelsea will face Gent, Panathinaikos, FC Noah, Heidenheim, Astana and Shamrock Rovers in the new-look league phase of UEFA's third-tier European club competition.
Full squad: Robert Sanchez, Filip Jorgensen, Lucas Bergstrom; Axel Disasi, Marc Cucurella, Tosin Adarabioyo, Benoit Badiashile, Reece James, Malo Gusto, Renato Veiga; Enzo Fernandez, Noni Madueke, Carney Chukwuemeka, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Moises Caicedo, Cesare Casadei; Pedro Neto, Mykhailo Mudryk, Joao Felix, Nicolas Jackson, Christopher Nkunku, Jadon Sancho, Marc Guiu.
