Enzo Maresca has revealed his disappointment in direction of Chelsea’s determination to dam younger defender Josh Acheampong from taking part in at any stage whereas negotiations over a brand new contract proceed.
It was lately revealed that Acheampong, who is needed by Actual Madrid, has been warned he won’t play for Chelsea both at senior or academy stage till he has signed an extension to his present contract, which he penned this summer season and expires in 2026.
It signifies that the proficient 18-year-old, who has not performed for the reason that thumping Carabao Cup win over Barrow final month, was disregarded of the Convention League squad which travelled to Greece to face Panathinaikos on Thursday.
“To be sincere, I really feel a little bit of disgrace for Josh as a result of I feel this type of video games may be a possibility for him,” Maresca confessed. “I had a chat with him, personally, about three weeks in the past; about his state of affairs and the chat we had was an excellent chat, a optimistic chat however since that second I have not spoken to him once more.
“As I stated, it is a disgrace. I feel Josh doubtlessly can turn into a high participant. He’s nonetheless 18, so nonetheless very younger, so many issues can change for him, however he can doubtlessly be an important factor for Chelsea.
“It is so necessary for the membership that our intention is to not lose him. The very first thing we have to do is to discover a answer for his future.
“A very powerful factor at this stage is to get minutes, get pleasure from and to play soccer. For him, I do not know the people who find themselves attempting to unravel the issue, if they’re serving to him or not. I actually like Josh and I would like to have him right here with us however it’s not potential.”
In Acheampong’s place, Chelsea have handed senior call-ups to winger Tyrique George, midfielder Sam Rak-Sakyi and striker Shumaira Mheuka, referred to as Shim.
“They’ve been with us already for various classes,” Maresca defined. “Sam is an efficient profile, a midfielder, he can play all of the midfield [roles], in between the strains. And Shim, we use him as a striker and as a winger. They’re good profiles, younger ones, and it is going to be a very good expertise for them to stick with us.
“We even have Tyrique that’s with us. Roughly, like Josh, it is good to have him with us. Hopefully we may give him some minutes, some probabilities, they’ll develop and we may give them a distinct expertise.”
