Chelsea new boys Christopher Nkunku and Nicolas Jackson could make their first appearances in blue when Mauricio Pochettino's side meet National League champions Wrexham in a pre-season friendly in North Carolina on Wednesday.

The attacking duo have linked up with his new teammates at Cobham and have boarded the plane to the USA, although Pochettino is still without a plethora of other players for various reasons.

Armando Broja (knee), Marcus Bettinelli (unspecified) and Benoit Badiashile (hamstring) are all still on the treatment table, while Wesley Fofana has undergone ACL surgery, and Reece James has come down with an illness so will link up with the squad at a later date.

The out-of-favour quartet of Callum Hudson-Odoi, Hakim Ziyech, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Romelu Lukaku have all been left in London too, as their representatives work on exits in the transfer window.

With Edouard Mendy exiting for the riches of Saudi Arabia, Kepa Arrizabalaga is Pochettino's number one for the time being, while Thiago Silva and Trevoh Chalobah could form a central partnership boasting both youth and experience.

Aiming to consign their injury woes to the past, Malo Gusto and Ben Chilwell might line up out wide, while a lack of midfield options could see Carney Chukwuemeka join Enzo Fernandez and Conor Gallagher in a triumvirate.

It is a similar story for Chelsea in attack, where Jackson and Raheem Sterling could potentially get the nod as Nkunku takes his place on the bench, allowing Mykhaylo Mudryk to complete the forward line.

Noni Madueke returns from Georgia as a European champion and will also be hoping to make an impression, as well new boys Angelo Gabriel and Diego Moreira.

Chelsea possible starting lineup: Kepa; Gusto, Chalobah, Silva, Chilwell; Gallagher, Fernandez, Chukwuemeka; Sterling, Jackson, Mudryk