Chelsea boss Tuchel leaves trio 'out in the cold' by refusing to give them shirt numbers

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With the start of the season within touching distance, it has been reported that Chelsea are yet to assign shirt numbers to three of their players who have been linked with moves away from the club. Billy Gilmour, Ethan Ampadu and Kenedy are all waiting to find out where their futures lie, though their lack of squad numbers suggests it will be elsewhere.

The Blues were expected to completely shake up their squad this summer following the arrival of new owner Todd Boehly. Despite several transfer woes, Thomas Tuchel has welcomed Raheem Sterling and Kalidou Koulibaly into his side, but the German has been vocal about his desire to sign other targets.

But despite there not being an overload of fresh faces coming through the door, it hasn’t stopped the former PSG boss from making key decisions about who he has deemed surplus to requirements heading into the upcoming campaign. According to the Evening Standard, Gilmour, Ampadu and Kenedy have been left ‘out in the cold’ and not been assigned squad numbers.

Gilmour has been linked with a loan move away from Chelsea this summer, with a move to Everton reportedly on the cards following his time at Norwich City. Ampadu too has been tipped to leave Chelsea in the short-term, though the absence of central defenders at the club led some to believe the 21-year-old could be part of Tuchel’s plans.

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