Chelsea have begun their 2024/25 season beneath Enzo Maresca in an inexpensive style.
At current, they sit in eighth place within the Premier League, with two wins, one draw and a loss from their opening 4 video games.
After a visit to West Ham on the weekend, they’ve 4 residence video games in a row to actually cement their new means of working beneath the Italian.
Fabrizio Romano gives particular replace on Chelsea ace
Barrow shouldn’t present too many issues for the Blues within the Carabao Cup, with English top-flight fixtures in opposition to Brighton and Hove Albion and Nottingham Forest sandwiching their debut within the Europa Convention League in opposition to Gent.
Come via that interval comparatively unscathed, and Maresca can start to maneuver ahead along with his plans for the membership.
That’s unlikely to incorporate shifting Mykhailo Mudryk on, nevertheless. Although the Ukrainian continues to underperform, he stays a part of the way forward for the membership.
TeamTalk urged that Mudryk may very well be one of some gamers to depart Stamford Bridge within the January switch window, however switch skilled, Fabrizio Romano, has shut down the rumours.
“There’s completely zero reality within the story that Mykhailo Mudryk desires to depart Chelsea,” he stated to CaughtOffside for his unique Every day Briefing.
“Mudryk has not made any determination to depart, and there are not any talks going down with any membership.
“Full focus stays on Chelsea and on doing his greatest beneath Maresca, whereas Chelsea additionally hope to see him at his greatest quickly.
“So there’s actually nothing on this ‘story’ – I don’t even know the place that is coming from to be honest.”
It’s clear that the winger does have to up his sport, nevertheless, if he desires to earn a beginning spot in Maresca’s XI.
The Italian has already proven a powerful hand by way of his man-management, with each Raheem Sterling and Ben Chilwell two gamers that may attest to Maresca’s directness if he’s not getting what he desires.
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