‘We need a central defender’
Despite the possible exit of Acheampong, Chelsea could yet still be in the market for another defender.
During his press conference on Friday, Enzo Maresca claimed he needs another centre-back as cover for Levi Colwill.
The England star is expected to miss most of the season.
Maresca claims he hasn’t got enough cover for the central position in the hybrid back three he plays with.
The Italian said: “The club know exactly what I think.
“I think we need a central defender. We are looking for an internal solution but as I said, the club know exactly what I think.”
He added: “When we build, we build with Levi in the middle.
“Last year we played 64 games and we played all 64 games with either Levi or Tosin [Adarabioyo in the middle].
“Now Levi is out. The only other one that he can do that job well is Tosin. But we have Premier League, Champions League, with these kind of players.
“The rest, they can adapt. [Jorrel] Hato is a new one, he never played as the guy in the middle last season [with Ajax], so it’s not about being a central defender.
“Yes, [he is a] central defender but can he do that? It’s different. Also we have players that unfortunately, like Wes [Fofana] or Benoit [Badiashile], they have in this moment some [injury] problems.
“And this is the reason why I said that the club knows exactly what I think about central defenders.”
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