Ghanaian defender and teammates start training in the US

Antonio Conte’s team had some light training upon arrival as they prepare to play against Liverpool at the Rose Bowl on Thursday, June 28, 2016.

Rahman was involved in the training of the Chelsea team as the Black Stars defender gets fit for his second season at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea will play Real Madrid in Michigan on July 30 before battling AC Milan in Minneapolis on August 4.

The English Premier League club will round up their pre-season preparations on August 7 with a game against German Bundesliga club Werder Bremen.

Black Stars player Christian Atsu missed out on the trip to the United States for his Chelsea team.

Chelsea squad that travelled to the United States for the pre-season preparations:

Goalkeepers

Thibaut Courtois, Asmir Begovic, Jamal Blackman, Nathan Baxter

Defenders

Branislav Ivanovic, Cesar Azpilicueta, Gary Cahill, John Terry, Kurt Zouma, Baba Rahman, Matt Miazga, Hector, Ola Aina, Fikayo Tomori

Midfielders

Nemanja Matic, Cesc Fabregas, Nathaniel Chalobah, Oscar, Eden Hazard, Willian, Pedro, Kenedy, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Victor Moses, Juan Cuadrado

Strikers

Diego Costa, Loic Remy, Bertrand Traore, Michy Batshuayi, Tammy Abraham