- Maresca wanted Chukwuemeka to exit Chelsea
- Has played just one match this season
- AC Milan and Barca wanted to sign 20-year-old
Getty Images SportEnzo Maresca told Carney Chukwuemeka to leave Chelsea amid failed attempt to sell despite AC Milan and Barcelona interest

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✅ Combines superfast home broadband and live Premier League broadcasting into a single household bill.
✅ Allows you to bolt TNT Sports onto an existing TV package on a 31-day rolling basis for around £25 a month.
✅ Broadband-only customers can use the free Stream box to add and drop the Sky Sports HD pack on a 30-day rolling basis.

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✅ The "Sport Plus" tier bundles both Sky Sports (via NOW) and TNT Sports into one seamless package to cover all 267 televised matches.
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✅ Includes the Apple TV 4K or EE TV Box Pro for high-end viewing and easy multi-room streaming setups.
WHAT HAPPENED?
The 20-year-old winger, who joined the Blues in 2022, has struggled for minutes under new manager Maresca in the ongoing season. He has made only one appearance for the club this season which came against Barrow in the Carabao Cup.
AFPTHE BIGGER PICTURE
Now Maresca has admitted he wanted the youngster to exit Stamford Bridge in order to play more matches instead of staying back and fighting for his place in the Premier League. During the summer transfer window, the player was linked with moves to AC Milan and Barcelona, however, a deal never materialised.
WHAT ENZO MARESCA SAID
Speaking to reporters after the club's convincing 4-2 win over Brighton, the Italian coach said: "I will say exactly the same thing I have said many times: Carney is a very good player, but for the amount of players we have, we decided at the beginning of the season it is probably better to leave and go somewhere, prove himself and playing 30 or 35 games than being here and play less games. Unfortunately that didn't happen. He is our player. He had some minutes the other day, today he was not involved. Hopefully, we can give him more minutes."
GettyWHAT NEXT FOR CHELSEA?
The London side will be next seen in action on Thursday night as they take on Gent in a Europa Conference League clash at Stamford Bridge.
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