Chelsea face a Champions League headache over registering £88m new boy Mykhailo Mudryk... with Graham Potter unable to include the Ukrainian, Joao Felix AND Benoit Badiashile without axing a member of their current squad


 Chelsea have got a difficult decision to make as they currently won't be able to register all of their new signings for the Champions League, without removing a member of their current squad.



The Blues announced their fifth signing of the January window over the weekend, with Mykhailo Mudryk joining in a stunning £88million move, on a massive eight-and-a-half year deal.  



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However, Chelsea's busy January window has left Graham Potter's side with more non-homegrown players than is permitted in their Champions League squad.


Chelsea face a Champions League headache following the signing of Mykhailo Mudryk

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Chelsea face a Champions League headache following the signing of Mykhailo Mudryk

Rules for the competition state that the club can register no more than 17 non-homegrown players.



Chelsea are aloud to register a maximum of three new players ahead of the Round of 16 by February 2 - which would likely be Mudryk, Joao Felix and Benoit Badiashile.


Registering all three though would leave the Blues with a total of 18 non-homegrown players.  



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