By Victor Kanayo
Gabonese football star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been left out of Chelsea’s Champions League squad ahead of the knockout stages.
Aubameyang has not started a single game for Chelsea since November, and the influx of new signings has only increased competition in forward positions.
Since making his move to Stamford Bridge in August, the striker has failed to establish himself in the Chelsea side, with Kai Havertz often deployed as a No 9 instead.
Aubameyang has however started all six games for Chelsea in the Champions League this season, scoring against AC Milan both at Stamford Bridge and the San Siro.
But the Gabon striker will not feature against his former club Borussia Dortmund in the last-16 later this month.
His ouster is to make space for £107m signing Enzo Fernandez.
Also, new January signing Benoit Badiashile is out of their Champions League squad, but winger Hakim Ziyech is included.
Two other new arrivals – Mykhailo Mudryk and Joao Felix will also join Fernandez in the blues squad.
Chelsea Coach Graham Potter has faced a selection headache after Chelsea recruited a further eight players in January.
The British-record signing of World Cup winner Enzo Fernandez took Todd Boehly’s spending to a staggering £323.5m in January.
But UEFA rules stipulate only three new players can be registered for the knockout stages, which has left Potter unable to select all his latest signings.
