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Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has assured Christopher Nkunku that his future at Stamford Bridge still lies amid reports of a possible January move. Departure.
After missing most of last season due to injury, Nikuncu has failed to break into Maresca’s starting lineup this year, operating as a backup to Nicholas Jackson and instead seeing most of his minutes in the conference league.
There have been reports claiming that Nkunku is disillusioned with his role Chelseawith Barcelona are said to have explored a possible transfer.
However, Maresca has made it clear that he wants to keep hold of Nkunku, but admitted that he will not stand in the way of any player wanting to leave.
“We like Cristo and we want him here and there will always be players who are not happy,” Maresca said. “I’m not sure that will be the case with Cristo. We want to keep him here because we’re happy with him.
“We’re not thinking about players who want to leave. We’re not thinking about this or that player having to leave. We’re just thinking about how to win the game. If they knock on the door and they want to leave, I ‘ I wouldn’t say: ‘No, no, you have to stay here, 100%’.
“If they want to leave, the best thing for everyone is that the players who are not happy are going to leave.”
Maresca has previously admitted that while other fringe players, such as Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Mark Gui, will have to decide if they are happy to continue fighting for starting minutes, Chelsea will not consider parting ways with most players unless they request it. move
However, the likes of Ben Chilwell and Carney Chukwuemeka, who are firmly at the bottom of the pecking order under Maresca, are expected to be available for the January switch.
