Super Eagles aces John Obi Mikel and Victor Moses were not part of Jose Mourinho’s 26-man squad which arrived in Austria on Monday for the start of Chelsea’s two-week European training camp.

Both players helped Nigeria to Round of 16 finish at the FIFA World Cup in Brazil and are expected back in their club for pre-season activities.

However, Mikel’s omission will no doubt fuel speculations that the former Lyn Oslo player’s eight-year stint at Stamford Bridge could be coming to an end.

The 27-year-old started in just 11 league games last season, and recent reports in Italy claim he has been offered to a number of Serie A teams including Inter Milan for around £6million.

Moses on the other hand is being chased by five Premier League clubs – despite failing to make an impression during his loan spell at Liverpool last season.

According to reports, West Brom are leading the chase for the 23-year-old’s signature with Swansea, Newcastle, Southampton and Everton also keeping an eye on developments.

The Blues‘ three big summer signings Cesc Fabregas, Diego Costa and Filipe Luis were part of the squad that touched down early in the afternoon before heading to their hotel.

Youngsters Patrick Bamford, Nathan Ake, Jeremie Boga, Lewis Baker, Nathaniel Chalobah and Izzy Brown were also part of the team. Eden Hazard, Romelu Lukaku, Thibaut Courtois, Oscar, Ramires and Andre Schurrle were omitted after their extended World Cup campaigns.

January signing Mohamed Salah also travelled with the squad after receiving confirmation that he will not have to return to Egypt to do military service.

Chelsea’s first game of their pre-season tour is versus Wolfsberger AC on Wednesday, followed by matches against Olimpija, Vitesse and Werder Bremen.

Their final match will be against Ferecavros in Budapest on the 10th August.

Below is list of the travelling squad

Petr Cech

Matej Delac

Mitchell Beeney

Mark Schwarzer

Branislav Ivanovic

Oriol Romeu

Kurt Zouma

Andreas Christensen

John Terry

Gary Cahill

Nathan Ake

Cesar Azpilicueta

Marco van Ginkel

Nemanja Matic

Nathaniel Chalobah

Mohamed Salah

Jeremie Boga

Lewis Baker

John Swift

Cesc Fabregas

Patrick Bamford

Fernando Torres

Diego Costa

Dominic Solanke

Filipe Luis

Isaiah Brown