Chelsea have the youngest squad in the Premier League, but one former fan favourite at Stamford Bridge has identified three players ready to embrace leader roles for the Blues

Chelsea tried to sign AC Milan stopper Mike Maignan earlier in the window but the move ultimately went up in smoke. The Blues were unwilling to meet the player's £25m price tag, which saw negotiations collapse.

Enzo Maresca has reacted to Noni Madueke ’s move to Arsenal, saying Chelsea were powerless because “Noni decided to leave”. On Friday, Madueke was granted permission to leave Chelsea’s Club World Cup camp in the United States and return to the UK to undergo a medical ahead of his £52million move to London rivals Arsenal.

Beating the best team on the planet in the Club World Cup final in New Jersey would go a long way to vindicating Chelsea’s youth-driven project

After leading Leicester City back to the Premier League with 97 points and a 48 goal difference, Enzo Maresca – a former Manchester City assistant under Pep Guardiola – was appointed by Chelsea’s BlueCo.

A recent report from transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has suggested that Arsenal will be reaching out to Chelsea to sign Madueke, and with a 'gap in valuation' between the Premier League giants, negotiations are also anticipated to follow to finalize the deal.

Arsenal are set to complete the signing of Chelsea winger Noni Madueke, with the England international leaving the Blues' Club World Cup squad to finalise the transfer

Dortmund improved considerably as a collective following the appointment of Niko Kovač, who adopted a system that reduced the need for a touchline winger of Gittens’ ilk. Width was instead supplied from wing-backs, while speedster Karim Adeyemi performed a more prominent role in Kovač’s attack.

Otra final para Enzo Fernández. Y esa es una buena señal para Chelsea. El Paris Saint-Germain es amplio favorito en la final del domingo