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  • Chelsea boss Maresca approves midfielder sale

    Chelsea boss Maresca approves midfielder sale

    Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca is looking to replace midfielder Cesar Casadei, who is expected to leave Stamford Bridge this month.

    Several Serie A clubs are interested in Casadei, with Lazio already making an £11.5 million bid, per Gianluca Di Marzio.

    Since joining Chelsea in 2023, Casadei has made only 17 appearances and had loan spells at Reading and Leicester City.

    To fill the gap in the squad, Chelsea is pushing to sign Hellas Verona’s Reda Belahyane for £12.6 million.

    Belahyane has made 20 appearances in Serie A this season, contributing two assists.

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  • Chelsea boss Maresca admits Sancho surprised him, advises Madueke

    Chelsea boss Maresca admits Sancho surprised him, advises Madueke

    Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca admits he’s delighted with the impact Jadon Sancho this season.

    Sancho is on-loan at Chelsea this season from Manchester United.

    Ahead of tonight’s clash with Bournemouth, Maresca said: “For me he’s doing very well. I am quite surprised with Jadon, because I knew Jadon already (from seeing him at his previous clubs) and I know what I expected from him, but in terms of being consistent, he’s doing very well.

    “Apart from a short part of the season when he had some problems, when he was out ill, then for the rest he has been very good.

    “I expected him to do well, but for all the players doing well for a long period is not easy, and he has been doing well for a long period already. He’s doing well, now he just needs to continue going in that way.”

    On fellow winger Noni Madueke, Maresca stated: “It is not only from Noni, from all the squad.

    “There are players who are doing that, like Moi (Caicedo) who since we started has been doing well. Almost all of them are doing well, but it’s not just about Noni, it’s about all the players. In the moment that they can be consistent, it is better for the team.

    “I consider Noni to be one of our best players, to be honest, but because of that we want our best players to be in the right way always. No switching off, no some days that they can drop.

    “It is the other way and he is doing very good with us, knowing that during a season it is normal that for some moments players are not 100 per cent. But it is not just about Noni, it is about all the players.”

  • Why we don’t judge Nicolas Jackson – Maresca

    Why we don’t judge Nicolas Jackson – Maresca

    Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca defended his under-fire forward Nicolas Jackson.

    The striker hasn’t scored in almost a month for the Premier League side, who are experiencing a dip in form.

    As the Blues look to take on Bournemouth in the league on Tuesday, Maresca was asked about Jackson’s form and confidence.

    He stated: “Just to continue to work in the way he is working. As you said, he scored many goals at the beginning of the season. Now, there are games where he is not scoring but we are completely happy with Nicolas.

    “We don’t judge Nicolas just because of the goals. We judge Nicolas for different kinds of things and as I said already, I spoke with Nicolas a few days ago. Last year I think he scored 14 or 15 goals in the Premier League without penalties. (Erling) Haaland, penalty, (Mohamed) Salah, penalty, Cole Palmer, penalty.

    “If you score 14 or 15 goals in the Premier League and you have four or five penalties, no more than that, then in the end it is 20 goals for a striker. This year, he scored already nine or 10 goals. For Nicolas, he is doing well, he is scoring goals with us without penalties and that is not normal for a No.9. Normally No.9s have penalties. We are completely happy with Nicolas.

    “For sure, he is going to score goals. Also he is a bit unlucky because in those games he didn’t score, he had great chances to score. Sometimes you will score but he has to continue in the same way.”

  • Chelsea: Maresca, Fofana reach playing agreement

    Chelsea: Maresca, Fofana reach playing agreement

    Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca is going to play one particular player once a week until January.

    That is according to L’Equipe, with Maresca said to be managing a star player’s fitness.

    The source states that defender Wesley Fofana will not be tasked with taking on multiple games until the new year.

    The Blues want to ensure that he is 100 percent recovered from the knee injury that kept him out for so long last season.

    Fofana is fully fit and does start in the Premier League, but he will not be used in any midweek games.

    Fofana has yet to feature in the Europa Conference League or the Carabao Cup.

  • Enzo Maresca gives Chelsea injury updates

    Enzo Maresca gives Chelsea injury updates

    Chelsea manager, Enzo Maresca, has revealed that Reece James’ return from injury has been delayed.

    James has been dogged by hamstring injuries and is yet to feature this season.

    Maresca has now said there is no scheduled return date for the full-back.

    “His injury is a bit delayed,” Maresca said.

    “The most important thing for him, and for any injury, is that the players come back when they are 100 per cent fit but Reece is still out.

    “Unfortunately we don’t have an idea,” he added when asked when he could return.

    Maresca also confirmed Enzo Fernandez and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall will be available again for Saturday’s meeting with West Ham but Malo Gusto is still out.

  • Maresca admits lack of striker after Chelsea draw against Palace

    Maresca admits lack of striker after Chelsea draw against Palace

    Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca would not be drawn on transfer speculation.

    The Blues were held to a draw in the Premier League at home against Crystal Palace.

    When asked if he was frustrated at not signing a striker, Maresca remained calm.

    He told reporters: “We want players but we want players that we decide and then the condition has to be our condition. So if the players are not here, then that means the conditions were not good for us.”

    He then added on the January window: “Yeah, we’ll see now, from here to January. I don’t know how many games we have, but I’ve told you many times I like to focus on the next days. So we will see in January.

    “I feel sorry for the players because when you finish the game, you can see the frustrations from the players. But in the way we play today, we are going to win games.”

  • Why I subsituted Mudryk at half-time – Chelsea boss, Maresca

    Why I subsituted Mudryk at half-time – Chelsea boss, Maresca

    Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has spoken about why he took off Mykhailo Muydrk in a 6-2 win over Wolves.

    Despite the Blues picking up an outstanding result away from home, Mudryk was not at his best in the contest.

    Maresca admitted that he was not pleased with the Ukraine winger, but hopes that Mudryk can improve.

    He stated to reporters: “Because I was not happy. I think in some moments we can manage some situations better.

    “He was working very hard off the ball and that was very good. But in terms of on the ball, I expect a bit more quality from Misha.

    “For me, he had some good moments the other day and some good moments today and the reason why was just because we needed to change and give Pedro (Neto) some minutes.”

  • 20 Chelsea players training away from squad – Maresca

    20 Chelsea players training away from squad – Maresca

    Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca does not believe it will take long to settle down his squad.

    The Blues have been through a lot of change over the past few years and even this summer.

    While the club focuses on selling players behind the scenes, Maresca feels he has a settled starting 11 and squad depth.

    He told reporters: “It’s already the first 11 we want, already the squad that we want but the first 11 we had against City is not always going to be the same for the season. I repeat again: I am not working with 42 players.

    “At this moment, I am working with 21 players. Today’s session is with 20 players. Yesterday’s session was with 21. But the other 15 or 20, they are training apart. In the USA, we had 26 or 27 players.

    “Chelsea players, yes, 42 or 43, sure, but they are not working with me every day. I don’t see them so it’s not a mess like it looks from outside. Absolutely not.”

  • Chelsea prepare Maresca announcement as new manager

    Chelsea prepare Maresca announcement as new manager

    Premier League side Chelsea are expected to announce Enzo Maresca as their new manager today.

    The Italian has put pen to paper on a five-year deal that will give the option of a sixth year.

    The Blues have gone all in on the third permanent boss they have hired since Clearlake Capital took over the club only a few years ago.

    Maresca succeeds Mauricio Pochettino, who had replaced Graham Potter, who had come in for Thomas Tuchel.

    Per The Mail, Maresca will sign after Leicester City are paid the appropriate compensation.

    Maresca beat out the likes of Roberto De Zerbi, Kieran McKenna and Thomas Frank for the job.