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  • Chukwuemeka may exit Chelsea in January

    Chukwuemeka may exit Chelsea in January

    Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has confirmed that Austrian-born Nigerian midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka and defender Ben Chilwell are considering leaving the club in January to secure more regular playing time.

    The announcement came ahead of Chelsea’s upcoming Premier League clash with Everton.

    Chukwuemeka, who joined Chelsea from Aston Villa in the summer of 2022, has struggled for minutes this season, making just five appearances across the UEFA Conference League and Carabao Cup.

    Despite an encouraging start to his Chelsea career, including scoring his first goal in a 3-1 defeat to West Ham, the Nigerian midfielder’s progress was hampered by a knee injury.

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    Though he has since recovered, Chukwuemeka has found it difficult to break into the first team.

    “There are players who unfortunately didn’t play a lot with us in all the competitions, like [Ben] Chilwell, like Carney [Chukwuemeka], and probably they are the first who want to leave because they work every day, they train every day, because they want to play games,” Maresca was quoted as saying by Football.London.

    “And if they don’t play games, probably they are thinking to leave.”

  • Chelsea reject Milan’s initial approach for Chukwuemeka

    Chelsea reject Milan’s initial approach for Chukwuemeka

    Milan’s pursuit of Chelsea midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka looks to have been temporarily put on hold.

    The Rossoneri, who looked set to sign the young Englishman in the summer of 2022 only to be pipped at the post by Aston Villa, are keen to bring the 20-year-old to Serie A this time around, but according to Corriere dello Sport (via tuttomercatoweb), their initial approach of a possible loan agreement looks to have been rebuffed.

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    The youngster, who is an established international at youth level, was beset by injuries last season, limiting his Premier League appearances to just 223 minutes. During this time however, he did show glimpses of his undoubted talent which caught the eye of Rossoneri chiefs two years ago.

    The Italian journal stated  that Milan will bide their time, in the hope that the West London side will be ready to return to the negotiating table before the transfer window closes in early September.

  • Chukwuemeka fit, healthy again

    Chukwuemeka fit, healthy again

    Carney Chukwuemeka shared that he has returned to full training with the first-team after being sidelined for nearly a month due to injury.

    The teenager suffered a knee injury right after scoring against West Ham which forced him to undergo surgery. However, Chukwuemeka, who had been working on his fitness, is finally back in team training and will now push towards making a return to competitive football.

    The player shared a heartfelt post on Twitter on his return to practice and wrote: “Yhh mannThank you Jesus for making me fit and healthy again”

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    It was estimated that Chukwuemeka would be out of action for six weeks and his potential return was marked in early October. Given that the player has started training with the team it is suggested that his recovery is going according to schedule.

    Mauricio Pochettino is unlikely to risk the player against Fulham on Monday evening but could throw him into the mix against Burnley at Turf Moor on October 7.