Chelsea are in quick talks to get rid of the “big” player, with the deadline set for January 2

Chelsea They are in rapid talks to offload a ‘very senior’ player in their squad, and his suitors appear keen to tie him down and move on by the start of January.

Chelsea prepare for Astana as Enzo Maresca confirms team decision

The west London club returned to action this afternoon as technical director Enzo Maresca His team is preparing to face the small Kazakh team Astana in the conference league.

The Chelsea game has been assigned an odd start time of 15:30 this afternoon due to time zones, with Kazakhstan five hours ahead of the UK, so local fans will see the two teams playing at around 20:30 in their area. the world.

Mariska also has to take into account Premier League match against Brentford on Sunday, and the Italian pledged in his pre-match press conference to give as many players as possible the full 90 minutes every week, regardless of the competition.

“We have a session this morning.” He said Maresca in Chelsea’s lineup against Astana In his pre-match press conference.

He added, “The general decision (on the lineup) is already in place, but we will see.

“Some of them will be here, some of them will travel with us. We try to manage the same way we did until today. We have many young players with us, and the rest will work.

“The aim since we started the season is to allow them all, regardless of the competition, to play 90 minutes every week. Most of those who play tomorrow would also have played against Southampton last week. So we will try to keep them on the field. The usual situation is to play 90 minutes every week, This is what we are trying to do.”

The young man Josh Acheampong has recently attracted interest from Real Madrid Amid disputes over a new contract with Chelsea, but his exclusion from the team recently ended, as it appears that the club is about to limit him to an extension.

The 18-year-old is also likely to start against Astana this afternoon, Maresca confirms, which will be his second appearance of the season after a brief appearance in the Carabao Cup against Barrow.

A player who could also feature tonight is exit-linked midfielder Cesare Casadei, but according to Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport, tonight could be one of his last games for Chelsea blue this season.

Chelsea are in quick talks about loaning Cesare Casadei to Monza

According to the outlet, via Sport Witness, Chelsea is in rapid negotiations to loan Cassady to MonzaThe Serie A side are keen to sign him by January 2, as they are desperate to bolster their midfield options.

The talks are said to be “moving quickly” and will continue for several weeks, and the potential transfer is seen as a real win-win for both sides.

The 21-year-old, who worked alongside Maresca at Leicester, has featured regularly in cup competitions and attracted praise from Chelsea’s head coach – but the move will allow the player to get more minutes in his home country.

“This year, we’re using him as a midfielder.” He said Mariska talks about using Cassady for Chelsea In October.

“The reason is that I think we are moving in the direction where the midfield needs physical players. Cesare is very big and physically strong and helps us when we want to press. On the ball, he is improving a lot. Tonight he played one touch, so we are very happy for him, he is like the others, He could do a lot of things better but he’s in the right direction.