The decision has already been made and if Chelsea do win the Club World Cup there will be no trophy parade, according to the BBC. With the competition taking up the first half of the summer, the Chelsea players are in need of a break before the Premier League season starts.

Chelsea face a bleak future in the Champions League next season as their new signings like Liam Delap and Joao Pedro could be prevented from playing.

Marc Cucurella has gone from Chelsea outcast to one of the club’s most integral players in the space of just 15 months. The likeable 26-year-old left-back joined Chelsea from Brighton in August

Crystal Palace have been thrown out of the Europa League and will play in the Conference League next season after UEFA ruled that they are in breach of multi-club ownership rules. Palace secured their place in the Europa League for the upcoming campaign by beating Manchester City in the FA Cup final in May.