Delap Tipped for England Stardom as Maresca Places His Faith in Chelsea NewcomerMaresca confident in striker’s international futureEnzo Maresca knows what Liam Delap is capable of. The Chelsea

New Chelsea signings Liam Delap, Dario Essugo, Mamadou Sarr could all make their debuts, as Enzo Maresca is going to go all out to win this competition. Most of Chelsea’s players have only just linked up with the squad after international duty, so it will be intriguing to see who is given a bit of a break at the start of the tournament.

Chelsea begin our Club World Cup adventure with a matchup against MLS contenders Los Angeles FC, who are the replacement team for Club León. On paper, we are the favorites for this game — and for all our group games — but LAFC are in decent form and in the middle of their season and we’re practically on holidays after a long-long season.

Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca insists that it’s ‘not worth talking’ about Mike Maignan or other transfer targets: ‘The goalkeeper situation is quite easy and simple.’Chelsea boss Maresca was

Enzo Maresca has confirmed that Chelsea will look to bring in a winger to replace Jadon Sancho when the summer transfer window opens again for business.

Enzo Maresca has played down fears that Cole Palmer is ill and confirmed the playmaker is fit for Chelsea ’s Club World Cup opener against LAFC. Palmer had sparked fears he was under the weather when he was photographed disembarking Chelsea’s flight to the US last week wearing a face mask.

Before Chelsea's first match at the Club World Cup against Los Angeles FC on Monday, we put your questions to our football news reporter out in the US, Nizaar Kinsella. Rob asked: Will this help Chelsea at all in regard to next season or will players be burnt out even before the season starts?

The 38-year-old goalkeeper says the US-based club will struggle to compete with the Premier League clubs, or even others in the group.