Antonio Conte has named four teenagers in his Chelsea squad for the tour to China and Singapore along with forgotten striker Loic Remy.
As expected there were some big-name omissions with Diego Costa, Nemanja Matic and Kurt Zouma all absent with a view to completing moves away from the club.
Eden Hazard and new £40million midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko have stayed in London to work on fitness, and £32m centre-half Toni Rudiger has yet to report for pre-season training after extended international duty with Germany in the Confederations Cup.
With a shortage of options up front, it means another opportunity for 30-year-old Remy, who played a key role when Chelsea won the Premier League title in 2015 but spent last season on loan at Crystal Palace.