Enzo Maresca admits that he can't guarantee the future of any Chelsea player, with the Blues set for another busy summer transfer window both in terms of incomings and outgoings
Chelsea's Italian head coach Enzo Maresca talks to his English defender #34 Josh Acheampong during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Group D football match between Tunis' Esperance Sportive de Tunis and England's Chelsea at the Lincoln Financial Field stadium in Philadelphia on June 24, 2025. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP) (Photo by FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images)
Chelsea's Italian head coach Enzo Maresca talks to his English defender #34 Josh Acheampong during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Group D football match between Tunis' Esperance Sportive de Tunis and England's Chelsea at the Lincoln Financial Field stadium in Philadelphia on June 24, 2025. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP) (Photo by FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images)
Enzo Maresca wants to keep his squad together(Image: FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images)
Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has revealed that there's a chance of every player leaving Stamford Bridge before the end of the summer transfer window. The Blues are currently preparing for the knockout stages of the Club World Cup in the USA, having won two and lost one of their group games.
Maresca's side secured Champions League football on the final day of the Premier League season and there's expected to be less churn in the squad compared to previous summers under chairman and owner Todd Boehly. But that doesn't mean it won't be busy summer at Chelsea, with the futures of defensive duo Trevoh Chalobah and Josh Acheampong still uncertain.
Chalobah, 25, was recalled from a loan spell with Crystal Palace halfway through the season and helped the Blues secure a fourth-place finish, but he's been linked with a permanent exit. Meanwhile, 19-year-old Acheampong is reportedly the subject of interest from Newcastle and Borussia Dortmund, despite the right-back signing a new long-term contract with Chelsea late last year.
Quizzed on the pair's futures in west London, Maresca admitted that he can't guarantee the future of any Blues player. "In this moment all the players that are with us I don't want to lose them, but we have said many times that when the transfer window is open many things can happen, to buy a player or to sell a player," the Chelsea manager explained.
"Trevoh came back to us in January, if we did a Champions League spot and top four spot it's also because of Trev, he helped us a lot. In this moment he also plays some games for us, we are happy with him. Anything can happen but not only for Trev but all 25 players in the squad."
When Maresca was asked directly about reports of Newcastle and Dortmund's interest in Acheampong, he replied: "The clubs that you mentioned like Josh but we also like Josh. All the good players any club like good players.
"My plan with Josh is quite clear. I think potentially he can be a top defender for this club, it's on him to also have the right timing to do the things.
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PHILADELPHIA, PA - JUNE 20: Trevoh Chalobah #23 of Chelsea F.C. during the FIFA Club World Cup Group D game against CR Flamengo on June 20, 2025 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Trevoh Chalobah has been linked with a move away from Chelsea
"We are full of young players full of talent, even defenders. The best plan for Josh is to be with us and I'll be very happy if he is with us."
Maresca's focus is currently on facing Benfica in the last 16 of the Club World Cup. Should they advance past the Portuguese giants, they'll play one of two Brazilian sides, Palmeiras or Botafogo, in the quarter-finals before a potential clash with Manchester City.
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