Chelsea have left nine players off their official website ahead of the 2025/26 season, with Raheem Sterling one of the big names who doesn't have a profile in the senior section
11:46, 05 Aug 2025
Raheem Sterling appears to not have a future at Chelsea
Raheem Sterling appears to not have a future at Chelsea(Image: Getty Images)
Nine Chelsea players including former England star Raheem Sterling have been conspicuously left off the club's official website ahead of the new season.
Once one of the Premier League's top talents, Sterling, 30, along with eight other Blues stars is missing from the senior section of the website. Chelsea have already let go of eight first-team players this summer, including Noni Madueke, Joao Felix and Kepa Arrizabalaga, with more departures anticipated before the transfer window closes.
Former Liverpool and Manchester City talisman Sterling is among several players that Chelsea are eager to offload, and the club have made it clear he has no future at Stamford Bridge by excluding him from the website. Armando Broja and Lesley Ugochukwu are also missing, as they are reportedly nearing moves to Burnley.
Academy graduate Alfie Gilchrist is another player absent from the website, after spending last season on loan at Sheffield United. The 21-year-old defender is said to be attracting interest from clubs in the Championship and Saudi Arabia.
Ben Chilwell, who moved to Chelsea from Leicester for around £45million in 2020, has also been omitted after being sidelined by Enzo Maresca. Axel Disasi, Renato Veiga, Carney Chukwuemeka and David Datro Fofana are the other players not featured, reports the Mirror.
LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 24: Ben Chilwell of Chelsea wears the captain's armband during the Carabao Cup Third Round match between Chelsea and Barrow at Stamford Bridge on September 24, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
Ben Chilwell is out in the cold at Chelsea(Image: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
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 being 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.
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"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."
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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.