Nine Chelsea players banished from club's official website - including Raheem Sterling

Nine Chelsea players have been left off the club's official website ahead of the new season, with former England star Raheem Sterling among them. Sterling and eight other Blues stars do not have a profile or photo in the senior section of the website.

Chelsea have offloaded eight first-team players so far this summer, including Noni Madueke, Joao Felix and Kepa Arrizabalaga, and plenty more departures are expected before the transfer window slams shut.

Sterling is one of several unwanted players that the Blues are keen to ship out and they have made it clear that he has no future at Stamford Bridge by leaving him off the website. Armando Broja and Lesley Ugochukwu are also absent, with the pair closing in on moves to Burnley.

Academy graduate Alfie Gilchrist is another player who does not appear on the website, having spent last season out on loan at Sheffield United. The 21-year-old defender is reportedly attracting interest from clubs in the Championship and Saudi Arabia.

Ben Chilwell, who joined Chelsea from Leicester for around £45million in 2020, has also been omitted after being frozen out by Enzo Maresca. Axel Disasi, Renato Veiga, Carney Chukwuemeka and David Datro Fofana are the other absentees.

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Interestingly, Mykhailo Mudryk does appear on the website, although he is the only player pictured in last season's kit. Mudryk is currently facing a potential four-year ban after he was charged by the FA over Anti-Doping Rule Violations.

The winger failed a drugs test last November and has been out of action since, although Mudryk denies knowingly using a banned substance. "I can confirm that I have been notified that a sample I provided to The FA contained a banned substance," Mudryk said at the time.

"This has come as a complete shock as I have never knowingly used any banned substances or broken any rules, and am working closely with my team to investigate how this could have happened.

"I know that I have not done anything wrong and remain hopeful that I will be back on the pitch soon. I cannot say any more now due to the confidentiality of the process, but I will as soon as I can."

With Mudryk currently sidelined and Madueke and Felix having been sold, Chelsea have strengthened their options out wide with the additions of Jamie Gittens from Borussia Dortmund and Estevao Willian from Palmeiras.

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