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🚨 Enzo Maresca on importance of qualifying for Champions League: "For sure, it will be very important. Since day one, I said that our duty and target is to bring this club where it needs to be - the Champions League." Lie lie lie ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

Enzo Maresca on away form - is it a real problem? "I think we started the season winning many games away and we struggled at home. Now it is the other way. To get top four or top five, fight for the title, you need the right balance. Overall in terms of numbers, we are there since the start.

🗣 Enzo Maresca: "To be honest, I didn't prepare the game today thinking it's been a long time since we win away and we need to win." @BobbyVincentFL 🚨 Enzo Maresca - annoyed with the scheduling? "I think so, yes, especially at this stage of the season. Thursday night was a demanding game. When it is a transition game, it is physically demanding. Tottenham was more transitions compared to today, for instance." (@BobbyVincentFL)

Maresca: “I think we played a good game, we played Thursday night. Today was tricky game, sunny day. They tried to kill the tempo, we did enough to win, we shot over 20 times”

The problem all our new top talents will rot under this Marescaball!!!🙂‍↕️😮‍💨😮‍💨😡

Is that the behavior of a winner🫡

Rosenior makes it to the CL with Strassbourg and we miss them!!!!

Brentford only clean sheet at home and Ipswich’s only home win. Marescas Chelsea 😍🥰

So bottom line… Zero Away Wins in four months of football… But club are happy… Christ we’ve fallen off a cliff…

Stat: Brentford recorded their first clean sheet at home in the season today. Chelsea have scored 1 goal in their last 4 league games from inside the box and that was Enzo's header. The last shot scored from inside the box was Cucurella's vs Southampton. All competitions they've not scored 2+ in a game since Copenhagen away.

Chelsea have 1 win in their last 10 away matches across all competitions. Progress 📈

Chelsea won't get anything under Maresca Ball off done!!!

My god we are completely swimming in happiness!!!😡😡😡

Chelsea fans are sarcastically shouting "We've had a shot, we've had a shot" after Madueke's attempt. Chelsea fans are shouting "attack, attack, attack" Brentford fans are singing "boring, boring Chelsea"

Since 22nd December, no side in the Premier League have picked up fewer points away from home than Chelsea. 🔥🔥Come On Blues🔥🔥 Enzo Maresca on making five changes to face Brentford: "It's just the game plan. The ones that are going to start I think are going to be the right ones." (@BBCSport)

‼️‼️This isn't the line up from a manager trying to get top 4. This is a manager that knows whatever happens, he's in a job next season.💣

Fofana expected to miss club world cup in the summer as well as the rest of this season. (@JacobsBen)

Chelsea Football Club has today released the following update regarding Wesley Fofana… The club can confirm that defender Wesley Fofana has today undergone successful hamstring surgery. Wesley was assessed by specialists this week after the 24-year-old suffered an injury of the muscle. Following that assessment, it was concluded that an operation would be required.

Breaking News Understand Chelsea defender Wesley Fofana will miss the rest of the season through injury. via@Matt_Law

✍️✅️ For me it's this summer: 🔴Huijsen (£50M clause valid from summer 2025. He currently earns £30,000 per week contract until 2030) 🟠Delap (£40M clause if Ipswich Town are relegated. He currently earns £20,000 per week contract until 2029) 🟣Murillo (I think we could get him for £55-65M. He currently earns £40,000 per week contract until 2029) 🟢Additionally Santos, Petrovic, Essugo, M.Sarr, Estevao, Paez (loaned to Strassbourg) all coming back for the 25/26 squad 💪Chelsea also want a new winger and full-back. 🔥And wants to get rid of a lot of players.

Chelsea have firm interest in the Bournemouth centre-back Dean Huijsen. @JacobSteinberg 🔴And please Chelsea keep your hands off Sesko,Gittens,Balde,Kelleher,Jack Clarke and co.

Chelsea's two sporting directors, Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart, have continued to look at younger options and are believed to be keen on the likes of Benjamin Sesko, Liam Delap and Jonathan David as we head into final leg of the season. via@SkySportsLyall

‼️Chelsea are in the market for a powerful number nine, and are looking at Liam Delap, Benjamin Sesko, Viktor Gyökeres and Alexander Isak, although Chelsea won't move for the latter unless they feel Newcastle are genuinely prepared to sell. Osimhen is looking most likely to move to Saudi Arabia, having come close to joining Al-Ahli before the Jeddah-based side eventually added Ivan Toney instead. Several Saudi clubs have expressed an interest in Osimhen, including Al-Qadsiah. via@JacobsBen 🔵More from Ben Jacobs Liam Delap on the radar of Chelsea, MUFC and Newcastle. And MCFC have a buyback clause.🚜 - £40m relegation clause - Delap keeping options open, but expected to give preference to clubs with European football - Leipzig and Leverkusen have also enquired. 🟡Chelsea are also looking at Leipzig striker Benjamin Šeško, who has a variable release clause currently set at €70m, but it could rise higher based on performance-related criteria. 🟢Although Chelsea tried for Napoli striker Victor Osimhen last summer, it is looking less likely they will revisit a deal for the Nigerian forward. Osimhen hasn't changed his wage demands, and Chelsea are also strict on their own incentive-driven wage structure. 🇸🇪🚨 𝐄𝐗𝐂𝐋 | More on 𝐕𝐢𝐤𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐲𝐨̈𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬 (𝟐𝟔)' history with @HandofArsenal It is our understanding Arsenal have been granted permission from Sporting CP to explore personal terms with the camp of Viktor Gyökeres. Hasan Çetinkaya (agent) who is also a long term friend of Mikel Arteta will now discuss key factors on the players side with Andrea Berta. Andrea Berta is pushing for Viktor Gyökeres to be strongly considered to lead the Arsenal attack next season with interest first being reported by @David_Ornstein. 🔦Bynoe Gittens is VERY HIGH on Chelsea’s list. Liverpool also monitored him for months. [@FabrizioRomano]

Chelsea have stepped up centre back scouting over the last month. Loic Bade has been highlighted as a similar profile to Fofana and one likely to succeed in PL. Scouts watched him a lot. Sevilla also interested in #CFC players. Guehi has plenty of fans internally and could be available for around £50/55m.

Enzo Maresca on Romeo Lavia: “For Sunday, Romeo is out. If you compare Romeo’s games this season to last season, he has already improved. But the target is just to try to keep him fit as much as we can and play more games next season than this season.”