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THE TRUTH ABOUT: 3 | History Defined

Axel Disasi: Chelsea 'bomb squad' star to be rewarded with first-team reintegration after academy cameo

French centre-back failed to find a move in the summer

Evening Standard

Chelsea’s January Centre Back, Striker Transfer Plans—Report

The Blues have saved some money ahead of the winter window.

Sports Illustrated

Enzo Maresca faces defining week as Palmer headlines Chelsea injury crisis

Cole Palmer is out until late October with a groin issue, while Tosin Adarabioyo and Wesley Fofana headline Chelsea’s defensive absentees against Brighton

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Enzo Maresca faces biggest test as he bids to get faltering Chelsea back on course

Blues head coach has questions to answer six weeks into a season of high expectations

Evening Standard

‘This is a hard life, not the way a player works’ Enzo Maresca hits back with his fisherman father’s plight as PFA probe Chelsea

The Chelsea boss seemed to have little time for the PFA’s concerns over Raheem Sterling and Axel Disasi

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Maresca tells exiled Sterling and Disasi: real hardship is being a fisherman like my father

Chelsea’s manager, Enzo Maresca, has told the exiled Raheem Sterling and Axel Disasi to try working as a fisherman to understand real hardship

The Guardian - UK

Chelsea boss says his father’s fisherman job is ‘sad in life’, not being a footballer

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Enzo Maresca Slams Criticism of Chelsea’s Bomb Squad After PFA ‘Intervention’

Sterling and Disasi could potentially have “just cause” to terminate their contracts at Chelsea.

Sports Illustrated

Chelsea: Enzo Maresca defends Raheem Sterling and Axel Disasi treatment after PFA talks

Blues boss says his fisherman father has a “hard life”, not footballers after criticism over exiled duo

Evening Standard

Enzo Maresca defends Chelsea’s treatment of Raheem Sterling and Axel Disasi

The pair are training separately from the rest of the squad having been deemed surplus to requirements

The Independent UK

Chelsea: PFA in talks with club over Raheem Sterling and Axel Disasi situation

Blues duo still training away from first-team squad having failed to secure summer exits

Evening Standard

‘Haven’t Seen Them’: Enzo Maresca’s Remarkable Admission on Exiled Chelsea Duo

The pair have been condemned to what’s been labelled Chelsea’s “bomb squad.”

Sports Illustrated

Chelsea: No way back to first-team training for Chelsea's 'bomb squad', exiles says Enzo Maresca

The Italian has had no contact with the three players who failed to find moves away from the club this summer

Evening Standard

Exiled Chelsea trio named in official Premier League squad despite continuing to train apart

The door has cracked open for the trio to reintegrate with the first team

Evening Standard

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Chelsea Bomb Squad Star ‘Makes Surprise Decision’ on Blues Return

Axel Disasi failed to seal a move away from Stamford Bridge during the summer.

Sports Illustrated

Seven Deals That Can Still Be Done This Summer

A number of transfer windows across the world are still open for business.

Sports Illustrated

Ten Players Who Didn’t Get the Summer Transfer They Wanted

Over £3 billion was spent in the Premier League alone but not everyone was left happy when the window closed.

Evening Standard

Chelsea: Alejandro Garnacho included but one summer signing misses out on Champions League squad

Blues’ most recent recruit misses out on 23-man squad

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Transfer Rumors: Real Madrid Plot Mainoo Bid; Man Utd Eye Shock Striker Reunion

Roméo Lavia, Alisson, Marc Guéhi and Fermín López also feature in today’s gossip.

Evening Standard

Chelsea: Why David Datro Fofana and Axel Disasi exits collapsed in double blow to bomb squad

Forgotten men came close to exits but there were key stumbling blocks

The Guardian - UK

Football transfer rumours: what now for Gomez, Guéhi, Martínez et al?

Disasi and Sterling still at Chelsea | United move for Conor Gallagher | No move for Tyrell Malacia | Will Osula stays at Newcastle

Evening Standard

Chelsea: Ben Chilwell joins Blues exodus as two stars remain in bomb squad

The Briton joins the flow of Blues moving to sister club Strasbourg

The Guardian - UK

Nicolas Jackson gets his wish after Chelsea and Bayern Munich agree loan move

Nicolas Jackson’s on-off loan move to Bayern Munich has gone ahead after the Bundesliga champions finally resolved their tense standoff with Chelsea

Evening Standard

West Ham in talks with Chelsea over Axel Disasi move on Deadline Day

Hammers need Nayef Aguerd replacement, with Charlie Cresswell also an option and Igor Julio set for Crystal Palace

Evening Standard

Chelsea pause Alejandro Garnacho and Xaxi Simons talks to prioritise clear-out

Seven players could leave the Blues before next week’s summer transfer deadline

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