Spain's Juan Mata during the Spain v Japan, Mens Football, First Round, Group D match at Hampden Park, Glasgow. Picture Credit: EMPICS Sport
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
7:38 AM
Juan Mata and Oriol Romeu have recovered from Spain’s disasterous Olympic campaign
Chelsea duo Juan Mata and Oriol Romeu will return to training at the Blues’ training ground on Cobham after their London 2012 commitments ended in the group stage.
The west Londoners will soon have Daniel Sturridge and Ryan Bertrand back in training after Team GB were eliminated on Saturday.
The only player still on Olympic duty is new signing Oscar and he will miss the Community Shield clash and could even miss the start of the season, depending on his fitness.
Transfer news: Scout and former sporting director of French club Monaco Tor-Kristian Karlsen has claimed that Liverpool are set to pip Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United to the signing of Schalke defender Kyriakos Papadopoulos.
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