Chelsea head coach, Enzo Maresca, has claimed he doesn’t have defenders that are good enough to replace Levi Colwill within his squad.
Maresca was speaking to reporters ahead of Chelsea’s first 2025/26 Premier League tie against Crystal Palace on Sunday.
Colwill recently sustained an anterior cruciate ligament injury that will rule him out for much of this season.
However, Maresca has now urged Chelsea to sign a new centre-back before the summer window closes.
When asked if either Wesley Fofana or Benoit Badiashile could fill in for Colwill, Maresca said: “He needs to be fit, first of all, and then he can do it.
“He played 45 minutes in that position and it was the first half against Bournemouth away if you remember – probably one of the worst halves since we started.
“Benoit playing in the middle, the Conference League final, first half, we were losing 1-0. Then we changed with Levi and we won 3-1. So it’s not the same,” he added.
