Petr Cech is an extremely surprising inclusion in Chelsea’s 25-man Premier League squad which they have named for the 2020/21 season.
The 38-year-old has been named alongside the other three Chelsea goalkeepers – Edouard Mendy, Kepa Arrizabalaga and Willy Caballero.
A club statement read: ‘Petr Cech has been included in the squad as emergency goalkeeper cover. This is a precautionary step due to the unprecedented conditions currently caused by the Covid-19 crisis. He takes up a position as a non-contract player.’
Chelsea’s Premier League squad
Kepa Arrizabalaga
Antonio Rudiger
Marcos Alonso
Andreas Christensen – homegrown
Jorginho
Thiago Silva
N’Golo Kante
Tammy Abraham – homegrown
Christian Pulisic
Timo Werner
Willy Caballero
Fikayo Tomori – homegrown
Kurt Zouma
Edouard Mendy
Mateo Kovacic
Olivier Giroud
Mason Mount – under-21
Callum Hudson-Odoi – under-21
Ben Chilwell – homegrown
Hakim Ziyech
Billy Gilmour – under-21
Reece James – under-21
Cesar Azpilicueta
Kai Havertz – under-21
Emerson Palmieri
Petr Cech
Chelsea have named a number of Under-21 players in the squad to fulfill their homegrown quota, although any other Under-21 players do not need to be included and are still eligible to play.
Chelsea Under-21 players
Abu, Derrick
Adegoke, Prince
Ampadu, Ethan
Andersson, Edwin Samuel
Anjorin, Faustino Adebola Rasheed
Badley-Morgan, Luke Bailey
Ballo, Thierno Mamadou
Bate, Lewis Michael
Bergstrom, Lucas Carl Edvard
Broja, Armando
Brooking, Joshua Royston
Brown, Charlie
Chalobah, Trevoh Tom
Cumming, James Andrew
Ekwah Elimby, Pierre Emmanuel
Elliott, Benjamin Njongoue
Familia-Castillo, Juan Carlos
Fiabema, Bryan Benjamin
Gallagher, Conor
Gilchrist, Alfie
Gilmour, Billy Clifford
Guehi, Addji Keaninkin Marc-Israel
Haigh, Joe Samuel
Harris, Myles Spencer
Havertz, Kai Lukas
Hudson-Odoi, Callum James
Humphreys, Bashir
James, Reece
Kpakpe, Alex Colin
Lawrence, Henry
Lewis, Marcel
Livramento, Valentino Francisco
Maatsen, Ian
Mbuyamba, Xavier Tshimanga Kamaluba Ntite Mukendi Mpoyi
McClelland, Sam
McCormick, Luke Philip
McEachran, George James
Mothersille, Malik Maine
Mount, Mason
Nunn, George Johannes
Rankine, Dion Joseph
Russell, Jonathan
Samuels Colwill, Levi Lemar
Sarr, Malang Mamadou William
Sharman-Lowe, Teddy Samuel
Simeu, Dynel Brown Kembo
Simons, Xavier Levi
Soonsup-Bell, Jude Jacob
Sterling, Dujon Henriques
Tauriainen, Jimi Weikko
Thomas, Silko Amari Otieno
Tobin, Joshua Louis
Uwakwe, Tariq
Vale, Harvey James
Wady, Ethan James
Wakely, Jack
Webster, Charles Clive
Wiggett, Charlie John
Ziger, Karlo
More to follow…
