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Chelsea have released just one player, Didier Drogba as they look to defend their Premier League title.

The Blues legend has left the club after his second spell in west London, but is expected to one day return in a coaching or ambassadorial capacity.

It leaves the champions with 72 contracted players, the largest roster in England, as well as six academy scholars.

Chelsea have attracted criticism for their hoarding of players and use of the loan system to farm them out and trade as commodities.

Curiously, Jose Mourinho used the fewest players in the league last season - just 22.

Contract Players

Abraham Tammy

Aina Temitayo Olufisayo

Ake Nathan Benjamin

Ali Mukhtar Abdullahi

Angban Bekanty Victorien

Azpilicueta Tanco Cesar

Baker Lewis Renard

Bamford Patrick James

Beeney Mitchell Ryan

Blackman Jamal Clint-Ross

Boga Jeremie

Borges da Silva Willian

Brown Isiah Jay

Cahill Gary James

Cech Petr

Chalobah Nathaniel Nyakie

Christensen Andreas Bodtker

Christie-Davies Isaac David

Clarke-Salter Jake-Liam

Colkett Charlie

Collins Bradley Ray

Conroy Dion John

Courtois Thibaut

Cuadrado Bello Juan Guillermo

Cuevas Jara Cristian Alejandro

Da Silva Costa Diego

Dabo Sheik Mohamed Fankaty

Davey Alex James

Davila Plascencia Ulises Alejandro

Delac Matej

Dos Santos Emboaba Oscar

Fabregas Soler Francesc

Feruz Islam

Hazard Eden

Houghton Jordan

Ivanovic Branislav

Kakuta Gael

Kalas Tomas

Kane Todd Arthur Lucien

Kasmirski Filipe Luis

Kiwomya Andrew Alexander

Loftus Cheek Ruben

Marin Marko

Matic Nemanja

McEachran Joshua Mark

Mikel John Obi

Mitchell Reece Steven

Moses Victor

Musonda Charles

Musonda Tika Kafusha

Oliveira Dos Santos Wallace

Omeruo Kenneth

Palmer Kasey Remel

Pasalic Mario

Perica Stipe

Piazon Lucas Domingues

Remy Loic

Rodriguez Gonzalez Jhoao Leandro

Salah Mohamed

Sammut Ruben

Santos Do Nascimento Ramires

Scott Kyle

Solanke-Mitchell Dominic Ayodele

Suljic Ali

Swift John David

Terry John George

Traore Bertrand

Twasam Christian Atsu

Van Ginkel Wulfert Cornelius

Vidal Oriol Romeu

Wright Kevin

Zouma Kurt Happy

Scholars

Adamczyk Hubert

Bolkiah Faiq Jefri

Dasilva Jay Rhys

Muheim Miro Max Maria

Tomori Fikayo

Wakefield Charlie Mark

Free transfers

Drogba Didier