Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has confirmed that Raheem Sterling and Axel Disasi have not been part of first-team activity since the 2025\u201326 season began. Both players have been training separately from the squad after attempts to find transfers on Deadline Day failed to materialise.<\/p>\n
Disasi was linked with Sunderland, Bournemouth and West Ham United, but no move came to pass as he hoped former club Monaco would make an offer. Sterling was linked with Juventus and Bayer Leverkusen in August, but he did not want to move away from his family\u2019s London base.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey are Chelsea players, but at the moment they are training separately and the plan is to continue in this way,\u201d Maresca told reporters of the pair at his latest news conference.<\/p>\n
\u201cSince the season started, I haven’t seen either of them. I haven’t seen Axel or Raheem. They train at a different time and on a different pitch. I haven’t seen them since the start of the season.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sterling spent 2024\u201325 on loan at Arsenal but failed to fire. The 30-year-old played 28 times in all competitions, scoring just once in the Carabao Cup, and his 17 Premier League outings came mostly as a substitute behind Bukayo Saka, Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Martinelli.<\/p>\n
Disasi spent the second half of last season on loan at Aston Villa but did not do enough to convince Unai Emery to pursue a permanent deal. His first season at Chelsea, 2023\u201324, yielded 31 Premier League appearances, yet when Maresca replaced Mauricio Pochettino it became clear the manager did not see the French defender in his plans.<\/p>\n
That stance has continued into the current campaign, with both players described as part of the club\u2019s so-called \u201cbomb squad.\u201d Barring a dramatic change, it appears both will remain on the sidelines and effectively watching until at least January.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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