Chelsea duo Ben Chilwell and Cesare Casadei have been removed from Chelsea's squad during the January transfer window, Enzo Maresca has confirmed.

Those three are Cesare Casadei, Carney Chukwuemeka, and Ben Chilwell. And if you don’t believe in coincidences, the unspecified injury to Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall may be a slightly more veiled way of adding his name to that list as well.

Chelsea midfielder Cesare Casadei looks on the verge of leaving the club after coach Enzo Maresca confirmed he was not called up for their FA Cup tie against Morecambe as the Blues are waiting for an ‘opportunity’ to let him go to ‘play elsewhere’.

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has revealed Ben Chilwell and Cesare Casadei are not playing in the FA Cup against Morecambe tomorrow because he does not want to threaten their chances of leaving this month.

Cesare Casadei is attracting interest this month and Chelsea have received an offer from Serie A side Torino, according to reports.

Di Marzio claims that Chelsea were initially looking to recoup €20m (£16.6m) for Casadei. This is the fee that Chelsea would have paid Inter if all add-ons had been activated. Furthermore, Chelsea are also said to have requested a buy-back clause in the event that Casadei goes on to fulfil his potential at Torino.

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca will not jeopardise Ben Chilwell's chances of finding a new club in January by risking him against Morecambe. Saturday's FA Cup third-round meeting at Stamford Bridge will likely see Maresca call on his second string as he has done in the Carabao Cup and in the Conference League,

As Chelsea prepare to face League Two strugglers Morecambe in a true 'Magic of the FA Cup' third-round tie, head coach Enzo Maresca's latest team brief appears to confirm what many have been expecting.