Madueke

Enzo Maresca says winger Noni Madueke “must work more” to secure a place in the Chelsea side, despite scoring in the 5-1 win at Southampton. England international Madueke had only scored once since August before the trip to St Mary’s and was left out of the XI against Aston Villa last weekend. He scored a fine angled shot at Southampton and also created a goal for Christopher Nkunku – but Maresca wants more. He said: “Noni can do much more. He can do much more. The moment he starts to score or assist and is happy, he starts to drop a little…

Noni Madueke says “everything is going to be fine” when Enzo Fernandez returns to Chelsea’s squad despite ongoing disciplinary proceedings concerning alleged racism. Midfielder Fernandez is set to rejoin the squad on Monday, 29 July, and it will come after the 23-year-old was accused of involvement in “uninhibited racism” by Blues team-mate Wesley Fofana. The French Football Federation said it was shocked to see footage of what it described as a “racist and discriminatory” song being sung by players after Argentina won the Copa America. The song contains lyrics which question the heritage of France’s black and mixed race players. Fernandez has…