A new Chelsea signing has shared his verdict on Enzo Maresca as a coach and his desire to play in the Champions League.

THE Premier League have refused to budge when asked if they could change Chelsea’s opening fixture amid concerns around the Blues’ Club World Cup workload. Chelsea have reached the

Chelsea edged their way into the Club World Cup final on Tuesday and Enzo Maresca has some big decisions to make ahead of Sunday’s final. The Blues boss has rotated his squad during the tournament, handing minutes to fringe players alongside some of the club’s biggest stars.

A recent report from transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has suggested that Arsenal will be reaching out to Chelsea to sign Madueke, and with a 'gap in valuation' between the Premier League giants, negotiations are also anticipated to follow to finalize the deal.

Enzo Maresca hailed Joao Pedro’s matchwinning Chelsea debut after the new signing from Brighton scored the goals that secured a place in the Club World Cup final.

Dortmund improved considerably as a collective following the appointment of Niko Kovač, who adopted a system that reduced the need for a touchline winger of Gittens’ ilk. Width was instead supplied from wing-backs, while speedster Karim Adeyemi performed a more prominent role in Kovač’s attack.

An extreme heat warning has been issued with the public warned to avoid strenuous activities outside ahead of the final CWC group game.