Instead, as is his strong default, Maresca stuck with Plan A, making only like-for-like substitutions as Enzo Fernandez came on for Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, and then Noni Madueke and Tyrique George replaced the pair of starting wingers with only a quarter-of-an-hour to play.

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Maresca disliked the distractions the transfer window brought but will be satisfied with the way Chelsea trimmed their squad

Enzo Maresca had forecast a flood of relief to arrive at 11pm on Monday night, marking the moment the January transfer window shut. In the end, it came an hour earlier than billed, with the full-time whistle of a hard-won, slightly fortuitous 2-1 victory over West Ham that sends his Chelsea side back into the top-four.

Enzo Maresca has hinted Chelsea will look to bolster their forward line this summer. Chelsea failed to land a new striker during the January transfer window despite interest in the likes of Liam Delap,

Enzo Maresca has opened up on his decision to sanction Joao Felix’s loan move to AC Milan just six months after he rejoined Chelsea. The Portugal international has endured something of a nomadic career having already represented the likes of Benfica,

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has issued an honest assessment of the club’s transfer window, which saw the Blues surprisingly miss out on the striker they had been widely expected to sign.