GRAHAM POTTER is whisking his Chelsea squad away for a warm weather boot camp just up the road from the World Cup.
Those players not involved in the tournament are heading to Abu Dhabi for a ten day training trip so that new boss Potter can iron out tactical problems and get to know some of his players better.
Stars such as striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, new midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka and recovering crocks Wesley Fofana, Reece James, Ben Chilwell and maybe even N’Golo Kante are all likely to be on the plane.
A group of Chelsea’s youth players may also join the party to make it a worthwhile bonding trip too.
The plan is to leave early next month for around ten days and be back in England to coincide with the end of the World Cup, whose final is on December 18.