“Understand he chose” – Ben Jacobs shares huge update on Enzo Maresca’s Chelsea future | OneFootball

Enzo Maresca wasn’t unwell after the Bournemouth game and chose not to attend the post-match press conference as he’s considering his options according to Ben Jacobs.

Chelsea were held to a 2-2 draw by Bournemouth on Tuesday night as they lost more ground in the race for Champions League football.

The Italian was on the touchline for the full 90 minutes, but assistant Willy Caballero did the post match media duties as Maresca was reportedly feeling unwell.

Enzo Maresca wasn’t ill after the Bournemouth game

However, it’s subsequently transpired that wasn’t the case, and Jacobs has now provided an update on the situation.

He took to X.com and said:

Maresca reportedly wasn’t unwell after the Bournemouth game. (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images)

“Exclusive: Enzo Maresca was not sick post Bournemouth.

“Understand he chose not to attend the post-match press conference because he is in the middle of making a decision as he considers his options at the club.

“Understand Maresca continues to be frustrated by aspects of the Chelsea project affecting his independence to make decisions and strategic elements don’t always align with how he wants to manage the team.

“This led to his post-Everton comments, which had been brewing for some time. Maresca had said publicly he loves Chelsea as a club and its fanbase and relishes the pressure of delivering results, but my understanding is he is struggling to work within certain conditions.”

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The Italian is currently preparing for Sunday’s game away at Manchester City, but it looks like he might not even be in charge at that point.

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It’s been reported Maresca and Chelsea could part ways imminently, and thing have clearly taken a turn for the worse after the Bournemouth game.

Maresca is clearly unhappy with certain aspects of working at Chelsea, and it will be very interesting to see who’s on the touchline on Sunday afternoon.