Goalkeeper Robert Sanchez has been warned by Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca that “anything can happen” while the summer transfer window is still open.
Maresca’s remarks coincide with rumors that Chelsea is nearing an agreement to sign highly-rated Villarreal goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen ahead of the upcoming season.
The west Londoners have already submitted an initial offer for Jorgensen, 22, and this indicates that Jorgensen’s future at Stamford Bridge is now uncertain.
Sanchez maintains that he’s “the right guy” for the style of play Maresca intends to implement at Chelsea and wants to challenge Jorgensen for the No. 1 spot.
Maresca has now decided to respond and fire his own message to Sanchez, 26, who only joined the Blues last year from Brighton.
‘What I can say is Robert did very well tonight and did very well since we started,’ Maresca said after Chelsea’s 2-2 pre-season draw against Wrexham AFC.
‘For sure, the way we want to play, the goalkeeper is very, very important – one of the main positions.
‘And I don’t want to talk about players that are not Chelsea players but I am very happy with Robert.
‘In this moment we have four goalkeepers. (Djordje) Petrovic is still with us but injured. We will see with the timing.
‘When the transfer window is open, anything can happen for us and for the rest.’
Jamie Carragher slams ‘ridiculous’ Chelsea owners
Jamie Carragher slammed Chelsea’s owners for their ‘ridiculous’ decision to get rid of Mauricio Pochettino, who has since been replaced by Enzo Maresca.
‘That was probably the biggest shock I had [last] season,’ Sky Sports football pundit and Liverpool legend Carragher exclusively told Metro.
‘I could not believe it. It’s a ridiculous decision. But, it’s just another one on the long list of ridiculous decisions Chelsea have made.’
Lesley Ugochukwu got on the scoresheet for Chelsea against Wrexham and was quizzed afterwards about what life has been like under new head coach Maresca.
‘He came with very good ideas,’ Ugochukwu said. ‘We are still learning about how he wants us to play. Everyone is putting in effort to do what he wants us to do and that is what we tried to do [against Wrexham].
‘He wants me, first of all, to be calm with the ball and to try to go forward, then trust the process and not rush it.’