Rarely-seen Chelsea midfielder wants out of Stamford Bridge ahead of January transfer window after just 17 appearances

Casadei joined Chelsea from Inter Milan in the summer of 2022 as a highly-rated 19-year-old midfielder. The Italian spent his first two seasons away from the first team and also went out on short loans to Reading and Leicester City. Casadei was a sporadic member of Mauricio Pochettino's Chelsea squad last season, making 11 appearances off the bench.

This season has seen Casadei's role at Chelsea restricted to the Europa Conference League under Enzo Maresca, and the 21-year-old is now open to leaving the Blues in the January transfer window, as per transfer guru Fabrizio Romano.

The report by Romano has suggested that a move back to Italy is the likeliest outcome, with a number of Serie A sides interested in signing Casadei on loan. He'll likely be pleased to see the back of Stamford Bridge, having openly expressed his frustration at a lack of minutes under former boss Pochettino and failed to see that change with Maresca.

The Italy youth international has only been included in two Premier League matchday squads by Maresca and it's unlikely that his name will be in the squad when Chelsea take on Everton on Sunday at Goodison Park.