Chelsea have no plans to have a parade to celebrate winning the Club World Cup final if they beat Paris St-Germain on Sunday.
Any decision to host a parade would have been unpopular with the squad, according to sources close to multiple different players, with the majority keen for a holiday.
Many Chelsea players are planning to travel to destinations in the Caribbean and Los Angeles following the final in New York, with families attending the game.
Chelsea’s players began pre-season on Tuesday, 9 July 2024 and their season will have lasted more than 52 weeks when it ends on Sunday, 13 July 2025. The Club World Cup final will be their 64th match of the season – the joint-second most a club has played in the Premier League era.
Players will, however, earn substantial bonuses for reaching the final and would pocket even more for winning it.
The Blues will receive up to £87.5m for participation in the newly expanded competition and player bonuses are seen as just reward for extending their season.
Chelsea’s decision to not host a parade also fits plans to give players three weeks off after the match at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium on Sunday.
However, with a return for most players expected on Monday, 4 August, the schedule does mean the squad will get fewer than two weeks to prepare for the new Premier League season, with the opener against Crystal Palace on Sunday, 17 August.
The Premier League are unwilling to move Chelsea’s opening match and are understood to have expressed concerns to Fifa about the calendar being expanded to host this tournament.