{"id":202830,"date":"2024-07-24T17:10:28","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T17:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/07\/24\/enzo-maresca-reveals-reason-for-trevoh-chalobah-pre-season-tour-snub\/"},"modified":"2024-07-24T17:10:28","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T17:10:28","slug":"enzo-maresca-reveals-reason-for-trevoh-chalobah-pre-season-tour-snub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/07\/24\/enzo-maresca-reveals-reason-for-trevoh-chalobah-pre-season-tour-snub\/","title":{"rendered":"Enzo Maresca reveals reason for Trevoh Chalobah pre-season tour snub \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Enzo Maresca has explained his decision to exclude academy graduate Trevoh Chalobah from Chelsea\u2019s pre-season squad for a tour of the United States.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>New Blues boss Maresca made the unpopular decision to\u00a0leave the centre-back out of his travelling squad\u00a0for upcoming friendlies against Manchester City, Real Madrid and Wrexham \u2013 claiming that the fight for a place in Chelsea\u2019s defence knocked Chalobah down the pecking order.<\/p>\n<p>The decision is said to have come as a surprise to the 25-year-old, who enjoyed a successful run in the team towards the end of last season after battling a long-term injury.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in his first pre-season press conference, Maresca made sure to address the concerns regarding Chalobah, and explained his decision to omit the player from the squad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst of all, from my point of view, it\u2019s always sad to leave players out,\u201d he told reporters. \u201cThat can be out of a pre-season, or can be out of the squad or out of the first eleven because in the end they all work for the same target, that is to be part of the same team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Trevoh situation for me is quite clear, we have Axel [Disasi] there, we have Tosin [Adarabioyo] there, we have Wesley [Fofana] who in these two weeks has worked very good and is finally back, we have some very young profiles like Josh Acheampong who is doing fantastic.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/01j3j3wp3rsqedc9ymeg.jpg\" alt=\"Enzo Maresca\" title=\"Enzo Maresca\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Maresca explained his decision to snub Chalobah \/ Lyndsay Radnedge\/ISI Photos\/GettyImages<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a sad decision but we have to take the decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chalobah represents pure profit for\u00a0Chelsea, as an academy graduate, and a potential sale has been the topic of conversation for at least 12 months. To date, he has been committed to the club\u2019s cause, showing little desire to want to leave Stamford Bridge, but this latest setback may pique the interest of potential suitors.<\/p>\n<p>A \u00a325m valuation has been previously touted for Chalobah, whose contract at Chelsea has four years left to run with a 12-month option, but it remains to be seen whether any interested party will look to make an offer.<\/p>\n<p>As for Chelsea\u2019s tour of the US, a game against Ryan Reynolds-owned Wrexham gets things underway before a clash with Scottish Premiership champions Celtic \u2013\u00a0they overcame Manchester City in a seven-goal thriller\u00a0on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>The Blues will also face City \u2013 their opponents on the first day of the Premier League season \u2013 and 15-time Champions League winners\u00a0Real Madrid, before travelling home to host Inter.<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enzo Maresca has explained his decision to exclude academy graduate Trevoh Chalobah from Chelsea\u2019s pre-season squad for a tour of the United States. 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