Chelsea’s continued pursuit of a winger and striker speaks volumes. Nicolas Jackson is on his longest scoring drought at the club (eight games) and Mudryk’s suspension for failing a doping test means inexperienced 19-year-old Tyrique George is being asked to step up.

Enzo Maresca has been urged to consider dropping Enzo Fernandez to find a better balance within Chelsea’s midfield. Chelsea returned to winning ways with a 2-1 win against London rivals West Ham on Monday,

Enzo Maresca will be able to make changes to the squad that Chelsea named for the competition back in September. UEFA rules state that clubs can add signings from the January window to their squads, but only once the league phase has been completed.

Maresca found disliked the distractions the transfer window brought but will be satisfied with the way Chelsea trimmed their squad

Axel Disasi made a late loan move to Aston Villa on the evening of transfer deadline day, despite serving as a backup for the first part of the season at Chelsea. Rumours for bigger transfers never materialised into action,