Alonso learns his Chelsea options as Premier League squad is set

Chelsea have confirmed their 25-man Premier League squad for the 2026/27 campaign, settling exactly which players Xabi Alonso can call upon now the summer transfer window has slammed shut.

Chelsea’s league list is finally locked in

The official confirmation, published by football.london on 3 September 2026, draws a line under a genuinely chaotic deadline day. Enzo Fernandez departed for Manchester City in a £125 million deal, while Tosin Adarabioyo and Mykhailo Mudryk both moved across London to Tottenham, with Mudryk’s switch being a loan.

Robert Sanchez also left on loan to Como, arriving just days after Emiliano Martinez’s arrival at Stamford Bridge had been confirmed. You can get the full rundown of who came and went in our breakdown of Chelsea’s transfer window ins and outs.

What it means for Alonso

With the business now done, Alonso knows precisely which players he can rely on for his first Premier League campaign in charge. That clarity matters after weeks of speculation and late-window movement that reshaped multiple areas of the squad.

Trimming a bloated group down to a workable 25-man list is never straightforward, and our piece on Chelsea’s squad reduction challenge covers just how much juggling went on behind the scenes before this list was finalised.

In goal, Chelsea have registered Emiliano Martinez, Mike Penders, Gabriel Slonina and Teddy Samuel Sharman-Lowe. The defensive options are Pep Chavarria, Wesley Fofana, Malo Gusto, Reece James, Maxence Lacroix, Levi Colwill, Josh Acheampong, Jorrell Hato and Marco Palesta.

Midfield sees Valentin Barco, Moises Caicedo, Jordan Henderson, Romeo Lavia, Morgan Rogers and Cole Palmer named, while the forward line consists of Jamie Gittens, Emmanuel Emegha, Pedro Neto, Joao Pedro, Danny Welbeck and Estevao Willian. Full shirt numbers and the wider squad picture are available in our rundown of Chelsea’s 2026/27 squad numbers.

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