Enzo Maresca is a strong admirer of ‘utility’ England international who’s a leader | OneFootball

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca is reportedly a strong admirer of a ‘utility’ England international who can become a leader.

I’d say that Chelsea still lack some leaders and maturity in their squad, despite some of them finally stepping up a bit now in that department as they get that little bit older.

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So when I see a report of Chelsea potentially adding a ‘leader’ type player to the squad then it will always catch my attenion.

And also, Elliot Anderson is one of the best midfielders around right now on current form, and when you are thinking about a player who can literally do it all, he is your guy.

I rate Anderson highly, and Chelsea have now been linked with him a few times recently, but then so is pretty much every big club around. He has become a hugely sought after talent.

Maresca keen on Anderson

Elliot Anderson in action for Nottingham Forest.(Photo by George Wood/Getty Images)

Caught Offside put out a report around Chelsea’s interest in signing new midfielders, and Anderson was mentioned.

The report says Maresca is a strong admirer of the Nottingham Forest midfielder, valuing his versatility and ability to become the leader of the midfield.

Anderson’s ability to play multiple roles across midfield makes him an appealing “utility” option.

Let’s see if anything comes of that then.

In other news today

Check in on our full match report from Chelsea’s 2-2 draw away at Newcastle United on Saturday afternoon where it is safe to say this was very much a game of two halves that could have gone either way come the end.

Meanwhile, it looks like Nicolas Jackson will not be signed permanently by Bayern Munich in the summer but there are a host of other clubs lining up to sign him, as he will not be staying at Chelsea.