'We want him here': Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca gives big transfer update

Chelsea will always be busy in a transfer window – it's a story as old as time.

This time, however, there could be more exits than entries as the Blues look to put their house in order and reduce their numbers.

The Blues have made 36 signings since then Todd Boehly He took over the club in 2022.

And while those purchases eventually pay off as they march towards the Premier League title, sometimes something has to give.

Carney Chukwuemeka and Ben Chilwell They are now set to leave Stamford Bridge as they fall down the pecking order in west London.

And Maresca believes that all those players who want to leave should do so if they are not happy at the club, although he maintains that it is not his main concern.

He said: “Right now, the focus is on the Fulham game. We don't think about players who want to leave. In case this happens, let's see.

“But at this moment we don't think that this player or that player has to leave. We're just thinking about how to win games.

“So if they knock on the door and want to leave, I'm not going to say, 'No, no, you have to stay here, 100 percent.' If they want to leave, the best thing for everyone is for the players who are not happy to leave.”

Christopher Nkunku He has also been linked with a departure after starting just two Premier League games.

This despite having scored 12 goals in all competitions and having impressed in cups, including the European conference league.

But Maresca is not willing to let the French international leave just yet.

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“We like Christo and we want him here,” he said.

“There will always be players who are not happy and some will ask to leave in January. I'm not sure if this will be the case with Christo or another player. “We want to keep them here because we are happy with them here.”

Meanwhile, despite the Blues being second in the Premier League standings at Christmas, and just two games into the campaign, Maresca remains timid in the title race.

“I think that reality surely says that we are second and you are not second after four and five games in which the table is not the real one.

“The table reflects where the teams are. But Liverpool They are doing fantastic from day one, the squad has probably already experienced that moment, winning trophies.

“I said it last year when Liverpool faced Chelsea in it Carabao Cup In the final, I saw the number of finals that the Liverpool and Chelsea players played and there was a huge difference. “This shows the experience you need to be in that career.”

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And Maresca also points to Manchester City as a rival, despite their horrendous run of form lately.

And he added: “I think that in the end Manchester City will be there. They are in a moment that has never happened before. They don't have enough players at the moment, it is a very bad situation for them.”