Chelsea confirm another 'bomb squad' member has left the club hours after the transfer window closed

Chelsea have confirmed that another reported member of Enzo Maresca's 'bomb squad' has left the club after the window closed.

Maresca exiled 13 of his first team players to train away from the senior squad, according to the Daily Mail, with Chelsea having 43 players at the beginning of the campaign.

Premier League clubs can only register 25 players, leaving Chelsea desperately scrambling to find new clubs for players who were surplus to requirements.

Among the players who secured deadline day moves were Raheem Sterling, who joined Arsenal on loan, and Armando Broja, who will spend the rest of the season at Everton.

Earlier in the week, the Blues recouped £25 million from the sale of Romelu Lukaku to Napoli, while goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga joined Bournemouth on a loan deal.

Now, another exiled member of the first team has left Stamford Bridge on a temporary basis.

Defender Trevoh Chalobah has signed for Crystal Palace on loan until the end of the season, with no option included for the Eagles to buy him next summer.

Chalobah, who came through Chelsea's academy, was banished from the first team at the beginning of pre-season but, unlike Sterling and several others, did at least keep his squad number of 14.

Now, he is moving to Selhurst Park where he will receive regular first team football.

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In a statement, the Blues wrote: "Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah has completed a season-long loan move to Crystal Palace.

"Having previously been on loan at Ipswich Town, Huddersfield Town and Lorient, Trevoh will continue his development at Palace.

"We look forward to monitoring and supporting Trevoh throughout his loan spell. Good luck, Trev!"

Chalobah was one of four signings completed by Palace on deadline day on what was a busy 24 hours for Oliver Glasner's side.

Eddie Nketiah and Maxence Lacroix joined on permanent deals from Arsenal and Wolfsburg respectively, while goalkeeper Matt Turner signed on loan as backup to Dean Henderson following Sam Johnstone's transfer to Wolves.