“Top” Chelsea player is “now considering” Stamford Bridge exit this year

Members of the Chelsea squad seem dissatisfied underneath Enzo Maresca proper now, and whereas the membership’s current downturn in kind hasn’t helped issues at Stamford Bridge, many different points have triggered this unrest behind-the-scenes.

Chelsea endure mid-season droop underneath Maresca

After what was a really promising begin to the 2024/2025 Premier League marketing campaign, with some even tipping them to problem Liverpool and Arsenal for the title this season at one stage, their final 10 video games in all competitions have not precisely mirrored potential champions.

They’ve received simply 3 times in that interval, one towards lowly Morecambe within the FA Cup third spherical, with defeats coming towards Fulham, Ipswich City, Man Metropolis and Brighton twice in fast succession most lately.

Accidents to Marc Guiu, Nicolas Jackson and Noni Madueke have difficult issues additional, and Chelsea’s determination to not signal a brand new ahead in January has come underneath scrutiny consequently, with Maresca now left in need of attacking choices.

Throughout their final 3-0 defeat at Brighton, supporters had been heard chanting “we wish our Chelsea again”, and Maresca challenged his gamers within the aftermath of that loss to indicate way more.

“The response is in every single place the identical by way of whenever you’re profitable video games the followers are glad and whenever you don’t win video games the followers are upset,” mentioned Maresca on Chelsea’s loss to Brighton.

“On this second, they’re fully proper to be upset, particularly on this second of the season with the prospect to carry this membership the place this membership must be. Profitable you’ll be able to go one level from third, you can also make the hole greater with the remaining.

“To return right here and play in the way in which we performed, not on the ball, by way of need, we most likely want to indicate extra.”

Potential Chelsea exits are a constantly sizzling subject, with dependable experiences over the winter switch window indicating that Christopher Nkunku was wished by Bayern Munich.

“High” Chelsea participant now serious about leaving Stamford Bridge

In keeping with dependable journalist Simon Phillips, writing through his Substack, many extra squad members are contemplating their futures. Phillips claims that one “prime” Chelsea participant is now additionally considering of leaving Stamford Bridge – however out of respect for his supply the reporter does not identify the star in query. Nonetheless, he does go into element about why squad members are unsettled at this second.

“Sources have confirmed that most of the present Chelsea gamers within the squad have both develop into sad with enjoying time and have been seeking to depart because of that, or have develop into stressed with current outcomes and are due to this fact serious about their futures come the tip of this season,” wrote Phillips.

“These gamers wish to play Champions League soccer, and I’ve heard from prime sources that if they don’t get that come the tip of this season, there will likely be a couple of key gamers approaching the membership to talk about their futures and doubtlessly asking for strikes away.

“After all, they could not get mentioned strikes away and there will likely be lots of different issues that rely upon it, comparable to clauses, or in the event that they even have them.

“However I do know of 1 prime Chelsea participant specifically who’s already now contemplating his future on the membership ought to they not make Champions League soccer this season. In respect of my supply, I cannot identify the participant, however he’s not the one one considering that manner.”

Chelsea subsequent face a troublesome check away to Aston Villa this weekend, and Maresca is now underneath strain to show the tide.