Chelsea -Baas Enzo Maresca was asked about the possibility of signing a new defender Beffore The end of the month after the last injury problem of the blues prior to their Premier League opener
Enzo Maresca offered a short answer when he was asked about the prospect of signing a new defender after the aimless draw against Crystal Palace. The Italian refused to talk about the issue, despite the fact that he had built up a defense injury in the construction of the first Premier League match of the blues.
Tosin Adarabioyo was the newest figure to get to the Chelsea injury list after he was expected to be the man who replaces Levi Colwill in the start XI of Maresca. Van Colwill is expected to miss the majority of the season after having undergone an operation with an ACL injury that was picked up during training after the team returned for the preseason.
Against the Eagles, Chelsea's head coach chose to use the 19-year-old defender Josh Acheampong in the heart of the defense next to Trevoh Chalobah. The Academy star has done a strong performance on the way to a clean slate, but after the Tosin injury, the question remains about Maresca's defensive options.
The ex-manchester City coach on Friday revealed that he wanted a new central defender, but that the club would watch internal options. Maresca said: “I think we need a central defender. We are looking for an internal solution, but as I said, the club knows exactly what I think.”
But when the subject was fueled on Stamford Bridge on Sunday, Maresca was not interested in adding more fuel to the subject. “Do you have fun talking about central defenders?” he asked the reporter. “I've already spoken. Thank you very much. “
The blues only took a point of their opening match, because they did not score in a Premier League match for the first time in 2025. Maresca had some praise for Crystal Palace and does not panic about the performance on his part.
“Hard game, we expected a tough game,” said Maresca. “Apart from the first half of free kick, we have not admitted any opportunities, but they are a very good team.
“We could have been better attacked, we could have defended better, but it is only the first game of the season.”
The Chelsea boss is not certain when Tosin will be available again for him. “He had a physical problem, we don't know how long,” he said.
“WES [Fofana] Was on the couch, but he was just on the couch to be with us. The plan was not to get minutes. And now, hopefully for the next one, we can use WES for more minutes. “