Chelsea split squad training as Delap loses number nine shirt
Chelsea have separated several players from the main group at Cobham while squad numbers show Liam Delap no longer has the number nine shirt.
Chelsea have divided training at Cobham into two groups as the club manages players who may leave before the transfer window closes, including Liam Delap, Nicolas Jackson and Mykhailo Mudryk. The changes come as squad numbers were also confirmed.
Delap has been stripped of the number nine shirt, according to reports from BBC Sport and Sky Sports. The England forward is among the players training away from the first-team group.
Jackson and Mudryk are also understood to be working separately from the main squad. Chelsea have not publicly detailed the reasons for the split, but the arrangement involves several players linked with possible moves.
The club's setup at its training base comes with the transfer deadline approaching, leaving the futures of those players under close attention.
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