Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca insists he is happy with his current wing options as rumors of a move for Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho intensify.
The Blues have been tracking Garnacho for a few weeks now and they are They are expected to submit a formal offer In the coming days to raise the 20-year-old, who could be available for a fee of around £60m, and is also from interest Serie side Napoli.
Asked if he wanted to add Garnacho to his squad, Maresca instead pledged his faith in the wingers currently available to him.
“I’m happy with what we have at the moment,” he said. “On the right is Pedro [Neto] and noni [Madueke]on the left, Jadon [Sancho].
“Mass [Mudryk] was with us, but now he is not with us, but Tyrique [George]I think he is a young profile that can help us. We are fine at the moment. “
Maresca, however, admitted the club have been alerted to potential opportunities in the January window, having recalled centre-back Trevoh Chalobah from a loan spell with Crystal Palace at the moment.
“With the club, the sports directors, we pay attention if something can happen,” he continued. “But at this point, ten more days, we haven’t done anything. We just called Trev. We’ll see in the next ten days if anything happens.”
Chelsea were earmarked to move for a new midfielder or perhaps recall either Andrey Santos or Lesley Ugochukwu from their respective loans with Strasbourg and Southampton, after Enzo Fernandez and Romeo Lavio Both picked up injuries against Bournemouth.
While Fernandez is expected immediately, the full extent of Lavia’s injury is not yet known, with Maresca predicting the Belgian will need at least “a few more weeks” on the sidelines.
Despite the limited options available to him, Maresca has definitely confirmed that he does not want to hire a new midfielder.
“No. At the moment, I think we have enough players to cover the situation, with MOI [Caicedo]with Enzo … Last game, Kiernan [Dewsbury-Hall] He played there,” said Maresca.
“At the moment the intention is not to go for another midfielder.”
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