A total of 23 players has made the journey, with Edouard Mendy due to join up later. He competes in the Africa Cup of Nations final later today, with Senegal taking on Egypt.
For the rest of the squad, there will be the first training session in the UAE later on.
Chelsea’s first game is on Wednesday when we will take on the winners of today’s match between Al Hilal and Al Jazira, respectively the Asian Champions League winners and the local representatives from Abu Dhabi.
Chelsea FC Confirmed Squad:
Kepa Arrizabalaga
Antonio Rudiger
Marcos Alonso
Andreas Christensen
Jorginho
Thiago Silva
N’Golo Kante
Mateo Kovacic
Romelu Lukaku
Christian Pulisic
Timo Werner
Marcus Bettinelli
Trevoh Chalobah
Saul
Ross Barkley
Mason Mount
Callum Hudson-Odoi
Hakim Ziyech
Kenedy
Reece James
Cesar Azpilicueta
Kai Havertz
Malang Sarr