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Chelsea suddenly add THIRTY-THREE players to their Champions League squad - including EIGHT 16-year-olds and son and son of club legend

Chelsea have added THIRTY THREE new youngsters to their Champions League squad registered with UEFA ahead of tonight’s visit of Ajax, including eight 16-year-olds.

Among the additions to their B list includes Thiago Silva’s son Isago, 16, and Michael Emenalo’s son Landon, 17, as well as multiple promising talents from their Cobham academy such as Ryan Kavuma-McQueen, Ibrahim Rabbaj and Shim Mheuka.

Clubs can add an unlimited number of players to their B list the night before a match, as long as they are born on or after January 1, 2004 and meet other eligibility.