
Good news for Chelsea amid their busy fixtures as Hakim Ziyech will be available in January and February after been left out of his National team squad for the Africa Cup of Nations in January next year.
Chelsea are to play at least six matches in January, including Premier League games against tille contenders Liverpool, Manchester City and rivals Tottenham.
The blues will also face a two-legged Carabao Cup against Tottenham and compete for Club World Cup in February.
However, Ziyech is now available for selection for all these fixtures due to a reported fall out with Morocco head coach Vahid Halihodzic.
He has not played for Morocco since June and missed all the World Cup qualifier features this season.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Romain Saissand Watford duo Adam Masina and Imran Louza will be the premier League representatives in the Morocco side.
Morocco are in Group G, with Ghana, Comoros and Gabon.