Chelsea s blood change this summer, three star players may be cleaned by Maresca

Recently, according to the latest news from the British Daily Mail, Chelsea coach Maresca will carry out a major cleanup of the offensive lineup this summer. After the announcement, the news immediately attracted widespread attention from fans and the media.

So far, three "star" players have been included in Maresca's cleaning list. These three players who may be adjusted and sold by Chelsea are: Maduaike, Nkunku and Felix.

Let's talk about Maduaike first. At the beginning of 2023, Maduaike switched to Chelsea from Eindhoven in the Eredivisie. His arrival once made Blues fans full of expectations for the team's forward line. Last season, he performed well in all competitions, playing in a total of 41 games, contributing 11 goals and 4 assists, and also made 32 appearances in the Premier League. However, the spiritual attributes of this young player are not liked. His performance in training has been slack, which has made coach Maresca very unhappy and gradually began to neglect him. In the key game against Fulham on Boxing Day, he was even excluded from the roster by Maresca.

Although Maduaike is talented and has strong combat effectiveness, he lacks professionalism and cannot blame others if he is really cleansed by Maresca.

Let's talk about Enkunku. Also in 2023, Chelsea bought Nkunku from Red Bull Leipzig, Bundesliga for £52.7 million. This signing deal once made Chelsea fans look forward to it. Data shows that in all competitions last season, Nkunku played 42 games and contributed a total of 14 goals and 5 assists. Such data performance is pretty good, but what is disappointing is that in the Premier League, which requires his talent the most, he only scored 3 goals. Chelsea once tried to adapt him to multiple positions, hoping to inspire his best condition, but unfortunately the results were not ideal. Many British media fans even labeled him as "parallel" without mercy. As a Premier League player, he performed so poorly in the most important Premier League field. If he was cleansed by Chelsea club this summer, he could only blame himself for not being successful.

Finally, let's talk about Felix. Felix became famous at a young age and was once hailed as a genius star in Portugal. As early as Atletico Madrid's time, he showed extraordinary football talent, but then went through many loan careers, and went to Chelsea and Barcelona one after another. In 2024, Chelsea signed it permanently for £45 million. However, during his loan to AC Milan in the second half of last season, his performance was extremely sluggish, scoring only 3 goals in 21 games. In fact, he had lost the trust of coach Maresca as early as February. Felix has distinctive technical characteristics, but he has never been able to find a stable state and appropriate tactical positioning at Chelsea. It is reasonable that he was included in the cleaning lineup.

Chelsea's major change in the offensive lineup this time is undoubtedly the decisive decision made by the team after a less than ideal season. Coach Maresca hopes to inject new vitality into the team by cleaning these players and create an offensive line that is more in line with his tactical system. For Chelsea, although it is necessary to do so, it also has certain risks. What will happen in the final result can only be seen after the new season begins.