Club football don return! Chelsea fans fit watch Xabi Alonso wey be new manager dey shape the team for pre-season. All the matches go dey live for CFC+, the club subscription service wey cost £15 per year. Di subscription go give you access to all six pre-season friendlies plus plenty exclusive content like documentaries, interviews, and classic match replays.
Alonso don start work for Cobham training ground, putting players through their paces. Di pre-season tour go take Chelsea to Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, and Malaysia. Dem go first face Western Sydney Wanderers for Sydney on July 28, then Tottenham Hotspur for August 1. After that, dem go meet Juventus for Kai Tak Stadium on August 5, and AC Milan for Jakarta on August 8. Dem go also play Johor Darul Ta’zim for Iskandar Puteri before returning to UK.
When di team come back, dem go get final friendly against Real Sociedad for Stamford Bridge on August 15. All these matches go dey available live for CFC+.
For training, Alonso don focus on Joao Pedro, wey miss World Cup with Brazil. Di striker don work closely with new manager to learn di philosophy. Marco Palestra, di defender, don show strong physical ability and one-versus-one defending. He fit be dark horse for di season as Alonso give wing-backs freedom to attack.
Estevao Willian, wey suffer hamstring injury for April against Manchester United, don recover and dey train fully. He no need surgery and go hope to continue from where he stop last season. Liam Delap get minor knee problem, but he still dey train with bandage on leg.
Alonso dey build team around Cole Palmer. For one drill, Palmer wear white bib as ‘magic man’, wey give am freedom to play for team in possession. Dis create overloads and encourage quick passing and movement. If Alonso use back three formation, Palmer go play as attacking midfielder wey go support striker and control game from central areas.
Chelsea don also launch new away kit for 2026/27 season, wey get black base and gold trim. Di design dey celebrate club’s ‘Italian Renaissance’ from 1990s era.
To watch all pre-season matches live, fans need to subscribe to CFC+ and use latest version of Official Chelsea App for best experience. Di app support screencast to TV.
