Raheem Sterling has been left out of Chelsea’s squad for the Europa Conference League play-off against Servette, marking his second consecutive absence from a matchday squad.
He was also omitted from Chelsea’s Premier League opener against Manchester City.
Sterling’s representatives have asked for some clarity on his future at Chelsea, which has been thrown into question after the club spent around £185m on 11 new signings this summer, leaving manager Enzo Maresca with a squad of over 40 senior players.
Defenders Ben Chilwell, Wesley Fofana and Tosin Adarabioyo were also not included on Chelsea’s A-list submitted to Uefa for Thursday’s match at Stamford Bridge with the second leg in Switzerland on 29 August.
Should Chelsea progress they could name Sterling in their squad for the Conference League group stage.
Maresca has expressed his desire to keep Sterling at Chelsea, but acknowledged that “there is not enough space” for all his players to feature in matches.
Sterling has made 81 appearances for Chelsea since joining from Manchester City in July 2022.
