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.

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.

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca hit out at the Club World Cup organizers and suggested the United States is not a suitable host for the competition after his team’s last-16 win over Benfica was disrupted by a two-hour weather delay.

Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca shrugged off concerns about playing in hot and humid mid-afternoon conditions in Tuesday's Club World Cup semi-final against Brazilian side Fluminense, for which the Blues will be without both Liam Delap and Levi Colwill.

It’s been a characteristically busy start to the summer transfer window for Chelsea, who have prioritised bolstering Enzo Maresca’s attack.