Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has mentioned that the Blues want a brand new middle again forward of the approaching season. Softfootball watched as Maresca’s crew performed their first recreation because the victorious outing in the USA that noticed them win the 2025 FIFA Membership World Cup.
The Blues edged Bayern Leverkusen 2-0 of their first preseason recreation of the season after having fun with prolonged holidays. New boy, Estevao opened the scoring for the Stamford Bridge crew within the nineteenth minute.
Estevao was making his debut after becoming a member of Chelsea from Brazilian aspect, Palmeiras for round £29m. The Brazilian was not the one debutant on the evening as Hato and Gittens additionally made their first appearances as Blues.
Estevao’s purpose was carried into break and after the break one other new signing, Joao Pedro received from Brighton for £60m sealed the win within the ninetieth minute.
After the sport whereas giving his put up match ideas, Enzo Maresca declared that Chelsea wanted a brand new centre again. This comes days after the groups had simply signed 19 12 months outdated Jorrel Hato for £40m.
Hato is a former Ajax participant who shined with the Ajax crew final season within the Eredivise. Chelsea are in the meantime letting go Alex Disasi, who might have match as a middle again.
Switch guru, Fabrizio Romano posted Maresca’s remark a couple of new defender on his verified X deal with.
He wrote:
Enzo Maresca: “It’s a precedence for me to get a brand new centre again. We’ll see if we go for it”.
Chelsea began the sport towards Bayern Leverkusen with Acheampomg and Chalobah within the coronary heart of protection and completed the sport with Tosin Adarabioyo and Jorrel Hato.
With 4 middle backs out there to Maresca, it’s attention-grabbing to see if the membership will get yet another defender earlier than the season ends.
The membership has spent on assault bringing a numbers of strikers to assist scoring targets for the crew. Joao Pedro thus far has confirmed to be a very good purchase.
