Enzo Maresca reveals whether Chelsea are going to re-sign Diego Costa soon | OneFootball

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has responded to a question in his latest press conference, as the embargoed late night section comes out.

The Blues boss has been speaking ahead of the game tonight against Brighton in the Premier League, and all the talk is about Chelsea have no available strikers.

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Chelsea lost 2-1 to Brighton on Saturday night in the fourth round of the FA Cup after being a goal ahead early doors. They will be hoping for a better outcome in the league as they battle for Champions League qualification this season.

Maresca has already been explaining that he could setup differently on Friday due to injuries to his only two strikers, Marc Guiu and Nicolas Jackson.

The Blues boss has also explained why he said he thought Jackson was initially ‘OK’ after his injury but he is not out for 6-8 weeks.

One option Chelsea have to cover striker absences is to attack the free agent market, although that list of free agent strikers is not a great looking one.

Costa IS a free agent

VELDEN, AUSTRIA – JULY 20: Diego Costa of Chelsea looks on during the friendly match between WAC RZ Pellets and Chelsea F.C. at Worthersee Stadion on July 20, 2016 in Velden, Austria. (Photo by Srdjan Stevanovic/Getty Images)

Former Blues striker and fan favourite Diego Costa is a player on the free agent market and many Chelsea fans have called for the club to re-sign him on a short term deal to help with the injuries.

However, Maresca has confirmed that Chelsea will not be trying to bring in Costa or any other free agent as a short term solution and that they will be looking in-house instead.

On whether Chelsea are looking at free agents, Maresca responded: “No, no, no. We are focused on finding solutions with the ones that we have.”

Quotes via Kieran Gill of The Daily Mail.