Super Eagles midfielder John Mikel Obi and forward Victor Moses are among the 25-man Chelsea squad that will take part in the team's tour of the United States of America where they will play in the Guiness International Champions Cup.
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The Europa League champions flew out of London for Washington DC on Tuesday .and will play against Serie A side Inter Milan by 1am on Friday morning.
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The pre-season tournament will feature European heavyweights, AC Milan, Real Madrid, Juventus, Valencia and English Premier League side, Everton.
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Major League Soccer outfit, LA Galaxy will also take part in the six-day games.
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Mikel Obi, who is a subject of interest from several European sides, rejoined his Chelsea team-mates early this week in time for the journey after being given an extended break following his involvement in the Super Eagles campaign at the FIFA Confederations Cup in June.
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Moses on his part has been part of the Blues pre- season run and even scored in the Blues' 8-1 win over the Indonesian national team in the team's Asian tour.
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Jose Mourinho's team are expected to play four games in the USA before returning to England on August 10.
These are the players we missed in the Confederations Cup...I feel that was why we lost to Spain. It's such a bad thing that the injury came by then....