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π¨BREAKING: According to Ben Jacobs, Enzo Maresca was not sick post Bournemouth as Willy Caballero said. He chose not to attend the post-match press conference because he is in the middle of making a decision as he considers his options at the club
Taking a look back at Chelseaβs summer transfer window:
β’ Joao Pedro (β¬63.7m)
β’ Jamie Gittens (β¬56m)
β’ Alejandro Garnacho (β¬46.2m)
β’ Estevao (β¬45m)
β’ Jorrel Hato (β¬44.18m)
β’ Liam Delap (β¬35.5m)
β’ Dario Essugo (β¬22.27m)
β’ Mamadou Sarr (β¬14m)
β’ Kendry PΓ‘ez (β¬10m)
β’ Facundo Buonanotte (β¬2.30m loan fee)
Estevao is great and Pedro has been good but other than that this is shocking. Gittens has shown flashes but this is not how you properly back your manager. Eghbali, Stewart, and Winstanley MUST go
Clearlake and the sporting directors are using Maresca as a scapegoat. Chelsea won the CWC, spent a bunch of money, and GOT WORSE. We will not find a better manger than Maresca right now and itβs clear that the issues are with the people running Chelsea
The recruitment is dreadful. Clearlake has doubled down on their model of bringing in young players and selling most of them for profit. A glaring lack of experience is apparent in the squad and the ownership isnβt going to do anything about it
π¨ Maresca is ending 2025 as the Chelsea head coach, but according to Kaveh Solhekol of SkySports, he is unlikely to make it to the end of January unless results improve quickly
π¨ There is a deteriorating relationship between the Chelsea ownership and Enzo Maresca, with all signs clearly pointing towards a summer departure and potentially EARLIER if results do not improve