Chelsea leave £35m midfielder out of Europa League squad
Chelsea midfielder Danny Drinkwater has been left out of their Europa League squad because they have too many FA-trained players.
Drinkwater is the homegrown fall guy along with Robert Green, while Lucas Piazon also misses out because the Blues wanted to name Ethan Ampadu.
Unlike the PL's registration rules, where 8 HG players can be club OR nation-trained, UEFA stipulate there must be four of each.
Club-Trained: Christensen, Loftus-Cheek, two spots unused
Nation-Trained: Fabregas, Barkley, Moses, Cahill.— Chelsea Youth (@chelseayouth) September 18, 2018
Drinkwater was bought for £35m from Leicester but he is yet to play a minute in the Premier League this season, making it as far as the bench against Cardiff on Saturday.
Callum Hudson-Odoi did not need to be named in Chelsea’s Europa League squad because he is just 17 and has been at the club more than two years.
Full Europa League Chelsea squad:
1. Kepa Arrizabalaga
13. Willy Caballero
2. Antonio Rudiger
3.Marcos Alonso
21. Davide Zappacosta
24. Gary Cahill
27. Andreas Christensen
28. César Azpilicueta
30. David Luiz
33. Emerson Palmieri
44. Ethan Ampadu
4. Cesc Fabregas
5. Jorginho
7. N’Golo Kante
8. Ross Barkley
10. Eden Hazard
17. Mateo Kovacic
22. Willian
11. Pedro
12. Ruben Loftus-Cheek
15. Victor Moses
18. Olivier Giroud
29. Alvaro Morata