Unlike the Barclays Trophy fanfare over in Asia, Premier League champions Chelsea have seemingly slipped-in under the radar as preparations began ahead of their US tour.

The Blues are currently carrying out their pre-season preparations in Montreal and, following their arrival in Canada on Wednesday, underwent a double training session on Thursday.

Despite Jose Mourinho and his squad staying in a hotel in the city centre and training nearby, the team have been able to get on with their sessions without much attention from the public.

Indeed, just 12 supporters showed up to see the players arrive at the Montreal Impact training ground on Friday morning while 50 fans were present afterwards to try and catch a glimpse of the squad as they boarded their bus.

In contrast, clubs such as Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United have been received on their respective tours by hundreds of fans at various events and matches.

But with fixtures against Barcelona and PSG to come, Chelsea's seemingly low-key preparations may prove the ideal tonic ahead of a long Premier League campaign.

Mourinho, though, will perhaps be pleased to have taken his team to Montreal ahead of the club's appearance in the International Champions Cup next week, with the city providing ideal conditions for training.

Following a tough first day of double training, the players were back on the pitch on Friday morning to undergo more work, which included shooting practice.

The team then met with members of the Montreal Blues Supporters club, with captain John Terry signing shirts and taking photos with fans.

After training players took time out to meet guests from the Montreal Blues Supporters Club. #CFCTour pic.twitter.com/18eGM2tCy3 — Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) July 17, 2015

The meeting with the team came after the supporters' group had taken part in a special event on Thursday evening which saw Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck chat with fans at the Burgundy Lion pub in the south of the city centre.

Supporters also got the chance to pose with the Premier League and Capital One Cup trophies while raffle winners were given signed shirts.

.@oscar8 and several others also spent some time talking to the media... #CFCTour pic.twitter.com/XN1VL2cNHO — Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) July 17, 2015

Media duties then followed the first session on Friday as Oscar, who is taking part in his first pre-season since joining the club in 2012, along with several of his teammates answered questions from the press.

The club will now break for lunch before doing one more session in the afternoon.