Chelsea have a headache due to injury before the opening match of the Premier League

Chelsea's captain, Enzo Maresca, confirmed that defender Trevoh Chalobah and Wesley Fofana will be physically fit to attend Chelsea's English Premier League next week, despite having just had health problems in the victory over AC Milan in the friendly match on Sunday night. However, the Italian strategist is not sure that his students have the best preparation.

The Blues won 4-1 in a friendly match against AC Milan thanks to the goals of Liam Delap and Joao Pedro, but there was a reason to worry when Chalobah had to leave the hobbling field due to ankle injury in the second half.

With Levi Colwill will have to take a break from the next season after the ACL surgery, Maresca does not want any problems related to the injury in the defense, but he confirmed that Chalobah's replacement is simply a preventive measure.

“Chalobah is still fine. It's so hot so he decided to go out,” said coach Maresca.

The Italian strategist also provided updated information about Fofana, who only had 34 appearances for Chelsea since signing the contract in 2022 due to injury. The French player is racing with time to recover for the opening of the Premier League of The Blues – the home match against Crystal Palace next Sunday – but Maresca believes he will be able to play.

“He (Fofana) will be in Palace. We are very happy because he is an important player,” coach Maresca said.

Coach Maresca will be satisfied with Chelsea's performance on Sunday. After a short trip after returning from the FIFA Club World Cup, the Blues quickly regained their performance, won both friendly matches before the season with a total score of 6-1.

This is thanks to the performance of Delap and Pedro, both have a favorable start in the Blues color. Maresca added that he was satisfied with the couple's performance: “Both are our strikers, so we need them to score this season. We are very satisfied with both.”