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Chelsea fans all over the world were surprised to find out that Kurt Zouma wasn’t part of new boss Maurizio Sarri’s 25-man squad to tour Australia on pre-season.

It was widely believed that Zouma was probably exiting the club on another loan deal after an impressive campaign on loan with Stoke City last season.

However, it has been confirmed that the 23-year-old bullish defender didn’t make the trip due to a small injury he picked up in training at Cobham, so he has remained in England for treatment.

The Chelsea squad have now arrived Australia and will start training today as the Blues prepare to take on Perth Glory for their first pre-season game on Monday night.