Enzo Maresca shares honest view on transfer window as Chelsea lose two forwards to injury

Chelsea had a precise quiescent model by their caller standards having antecedently targeted a striker and Italian brag Enzo Maresca has present spoken retired connected the Blues’ deficiency of attacking recruits

Enzo Maresca insists helium has ‘no regrets’ astir Chelsea failing to seal a woody for a caller striker.

The West London broadside had a comparatively quiescent wintertime model by their caller standards. The Blues lone made 1 imperishable signing successful the signifier of 19-year-old Mathis Amougou from Saint-Etienne.

He is expected to bid alongside the Chelsea first-team implicit the coming months earlier joining sister nine Strasbourg connected indebtedness adjacent term. One presumption that Chelsea did privation to fortify is astatine striker.

They were linked with moves for Marcus Rashford and Mathys Tel lone to spot the brace determination to Aston Villa and Bayern Munich respectively. And since then, Chelsea’s request for a guardant has lone grown aft injuries to Marc Guiu and Nicolas Jackson.

But Maresca insists helium has nary qualms astir the nine not signing a caller guardant and is determined to usher the nine done their existent wounded crisis. Speaking successful a property conference, helium said helium had "no regrets" astir the model earlier adding: "I said aft the West Ham crippled that the things that we planned successful presumption of players that had the tendency to permission and the players that we need.

"In the end, I deliberation we did each of the things we needed. Before the past game, we had 2 strikers, Nico and Marc. Sometimes we accommodate besides Christo [Nkunku] there, but successful lawsuit some of them are out, we are going to find a antithetic solution."

Chelsea’s attacking woes could perchance person been adjacent worse had Nkunku near the club. The Frenchman was linked with some Bayern Munich and Manchester United but ended up staying astatine Old Trafford.

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Asked if helium could beryllium successful enactment for much opportunities, Maresca replied: "Yes, for sure, for sure. I spoke already past week astir Christo. Against West Ham, helium played already much oregon little fractional an hour. From present on, helium tin hopefully get immoderate much minutes and assistance us."

Probed further if helium wanted to support Nkunku astatine Stamford Bridge, the Chelsea brag added: "Absolutely. I was with the nine and we were definite earlier the transportation model that Christo was 1 of the players that our volition was to support him."

Nkunku joined Chelsea from German broadside RB Leipzig successful 2023 but helium scored conscionable 3 goals crossed what was an injury-hit debut campaign. He has enjoyed a batch amended luck this word with 13 goals successful 30 appearances, albeit the bulk of those strikes person travel successful the Premier League.

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