The flamboyant German centre-back, who has grown to become a loved figure at Stamford Bridge, has played a huge part under manager Thomas Tuchel.
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Pulisic was the hero, slotting in from Marcos Alonso’s cross to get Chelsea back to winning ways in front of their own fans
“The situation is that he wants to leave the club,” Tuchel said after their 1-0 English Premier League win over West Ham
The Chelsea manager revealed the gathering, which took place on Thursday, was not one where he encouraged the players to play any part other than listening to his point of view.
The Bees stunned Stamford Bridge with a remarkable second-half turnaround, coming from behind to flip the game on its head.
Boro overcame Manchester United and Tottenham to reach the last eight, but Thomas Tuchel’s Premier League side did not have such difficulties at the Riverside Stadium.
The club did not book flights for the game at The Riverside before owner Roman Abramovich was sanctioned and the Government have imposed a £20,000-per-match travel cap.
Russian-Israeli billionaire Abramovich revealed his decision to sell Chelsea on Wednesday night after 19 years as owner.
The Reds overcame Arsenal over two legs in the semi-final to book their Wembley tickets, while Thomas Tuchel’s side ended Tottenham Hotspur’s hopes of glory in the final four.
The hard-fought win for the Blues was coming after nearly a month’s absence in the English Premier League.
The Blues forked out a whopping £97.5 million to bring the 28-year-old back to the club from Inter Milan last summer.
The Chelsea head coach will now follow necessary self-isolation protocols and hopes to join up with the team in Abu Dhabi later next week.
Pep Guardiola’s men currently sit 10 points clear of their upcoming opponents in the standings, with another defeat for the Blues seemingly rendering their title charge impossible.
Rüdiger’s contract at Champions League winners, Chelsea, expires after the season and he is said to be sought by several European top clubs.
Silva, 37, signed for Chelsea from Paris Saint-Germain in the summer of 2020 and has gone on to establish himself as a key player for head coach Thomas Tuchel.
The 27-year-old Spaniard is currently playing second fiddle to Edouard Mendy at Stamford Bridge, but his form when called upon has not gone unnoticed by Tuchel.
A patched-up Jorginho fired two nerveless penalties to sink Leeds 3-2 at Stamford Bridge and set Chelsea’s Premier League title chase back on track.
The Croatian midfielder had returned to training on Monday after being out since October with a hamstring problem, but tested positive on Tuesday.
The Germany international is out of contract at Chelsea in 2022, and talks over a new deal are yet to lead to a positive solution.
The trio are joined by last year’s winner Robert Lewandowski of Bayern Munich, Manchester City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne and Chelsea duo N’Golo Kante and Jorginho.