British media: Chelsea s entire team will resume training on August 4 and will welcome the Premier League opening game on August 17

July 26th According to London Football Network, the entire Chelsea team will resume training on August 4th.

Chelsea has been on vacation since then, defeating Paris Saint-Germain 3-0 in the Club World Cup final on Sunday, July 13 local time.

Many of Chelsea's competitors have already started to prepare for the 2025/26 season as early as July 13, but due to participating in the FIFA-reorganized Club World Cup, Chelsea's preparation progress is significantly behind other Premier League teams.

The Chelsea players who travelled to the United States with the team still have more than a week off, but it is reported that they will return to Cobham on Monday, August 4 to conduct a small pre-season preparation plan. At that time, new aid Estewan will also join the training and meet with new teammates.

This means that Chelsea players have only 4 days to prepare for the pre-season warm-up match against Leverkusen at Stamford Bridge on August 8. Chelsea will then face AC Milan on August 10.

Maresca only has these two games to help the players get into shape and welcome the start of the new season. Chelsea will face Crystal Palace at home in the Premier League opening match on Sunday, August 17.