Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has made it clear he wants the club to bring in a new central defender to cover for the injured Levi Colwill, but says the board is still exploring “internal solutions” to the problem.

"We are trying to find a solution internally, but the club knows exactly what I think and we will see what happens," Maresca said on Friday.

Chelsea won’t be signing a defender to replace Levi Colwill and are happy with the defensive depth at the club according to The Athletic journalist Liam Twomey.The Blues were rocked last week by