“I would love to join Man Utd” – £200,000-per-week Chelsea star tells Enzo Maresca he wants to join Man Utd after telling him to leave Chelsea
A high-earning Chelsea player, whose future is now uncertain as we approach the end of current transfer window, would love to sign for Manchester United before the summer deadline.
Maresca is said to have advised Sterling to think about leaving Chelsea. Sterling, an England international, is 29 years old, and is one of the most well-known players who may decide to leave Stamford Bridge.
In addition to the former Manchester City player, left-back Ben Chilwell is another extremely peculiar instance. When healthy and available, the defender captained Chelsea throughout the previous campaign, but he also had an injury-plagued 2023–2024 campaign.
Maresca omitted Chilwell from his opening Premier League matchday squad to face City last weekend, with the Italian preferring Marc Cucurella, a player more tailor-made to his system.
“Maresca has an open-door policy and his philosophy should get the best out of full-backs,” said journalist Ben Jacobs.
“Marc Cucurella, who thrived in a late-season inverted role under Mauricio Pochettino, is the type of player perfect for Maresca’s system.”
Chilwell would love to join Man United from Chelsea
According to HITC, Chilwell would relish the chance to join Man United, as Erik ten Hag’s side shop around for new left-backs this summer.
This follows previous reports that United are indeed in for Chilwell, so it appears the £200,000-per-week ace could have a genuine chance to make the move to Old Trafford.
Having been told he’s not part of Maresca’s plans, HITC also write that Ten Hag has been offered Chilwell by Chelsea, so this certainly could be one to watch in the final days.