Loftus-Cheek, Sarr included & more: Chelsea confirm 25-man Premier League squad

With the transfer window shut for outgoings as well, Chelsea have confirmed their Premier League squad for the first half of the 2021/22 season.

Each club can register 25 first team players over the age of 21, of whom a minimum of eight should be homegrown.

A 'homegrown' player is defined by the Premier League as someone of any nationality who is 21 or older on 1 January 2022 and spent three years between the ages of 16 and 21 attached to an English league team.

Furthermore, Chelsea can add academy players to the squad at any point in the season, provided they are under 21.

Here's the full squad:

1: Kepa Arrizabalaga

2: Antonio Rudiger

3: Marcos Alonso

4: Andreas Christensen - homegrown

5: Jorginho

6: Thiago Silva

7: N’Golo Kante

8: Mateo Kovacic

9: Romelu Lukaku - homegrown

10: Christian Pulisic

11: Timo Werner

12: Ruben Loftus-Cheek - homegrown

13: Marcus Bettinelli - homegrown

14: Trevoh Chalobah - homegrown

16: Edouard Mendy

17: Saul Niguez

18: Ross Barkley - homegrown

19: Mason Mount - homegrown

20: Callum Hudson-Odoi – under-21

21: Ben Chilwell - homegrown

22: Hakim Ziyech

24: Reece James - homegrown

28: Cesar Azpilicueta

29: Kai Havertz

31: Malang Sarr

32: Lewis Baker - homegrown

36: Lucas Bergstrom – under-21