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Cobham, England, UK. 13th September 2024.
1. 00:00 SOUNDBITE (English): Enzo Maresca, Chelsea manager:
(On club ownership situation)
We just started two month ago, so we need to know a little bit each other. I try always to be as honest as possible. But if I spend my energy about something different, I think it’s not worth it. So my focus is just about tomorrow’s game, to be honest. And in the last game, in the last week, I tried to do exactly the same, focusing on the way we want to prepare the game in the best way. So, then the other things are things that I cannot control.”
2. 00:37 SOUNDBITE (English): Enzo Maresca, Chelsea manager:
(On his relationship with the owners)
”I spoke with Todd (Boehly) I think when we played (Manchester) City, probably that more or less, and I spoke with Behdad (Eghbali) days ago. So, I am speaking with both. And as I said, my focus is just about the pitch because it’s the only thing I can control.”
3. 00:59 SOUNDBITE (English): Enzo Maresca, Chelsea manager:
(If the players are distracted with the reported ownership rift)
”No, I think the players, they are professional enough to understand that these kind of things, there are things that we cannot do nothing, we cannot control. So the main focus for me is exactly the main focus for the players, that is (what happens on) the pitch.”
4. 01:21 SOUNDBITE (English): Enzo Maresca, Chelsea manager:
(Asked what does he expect to happen between the club’s co-owners)
”I don’t know if something is going to happen, to be honest, I don’t have any idea. The only thing I can say is that, in terms of football side, we are in the right direction. I think the team is improving. I also use the international break to review the games and these kind of things.”
5. 01:45 SOUNDBITE (English): Enzo Maresca, Chelsea manager:
(On extending Nicolas Jackson’s contract)
”Very happy. First of all, because I think he’s doing very well. Since I joined the club, with us, he’s working hard on the ball and off the ball. And this kind of player that, I said already many times, he’s going to score goals always, and with us in the first three Premier League games, he already gave us some assists, he scored goals. So very happy for Nico and also for us.”
6. 02:15 SOUNDBITE (English): Enzo Maresca, Chelsea manager:
(On plans for Ben Chilwell after staying at the club)
”The reason why he is training apart is because the idea was for him to leave. But because we didn’t find any solution easier, and probably he’s going to start to train with us. We need to decide that, probably could be (back to training with the team). And in the moment that if we decide that, will be will be one of the players.”
SOURCE: Agency Pool
DURATION: 02:40
STORYLINE:
Enzo Maresca is not focused on Chelsea’s hierarchy situation after reports of an internal rift between co-owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali.
It has been reported recently that Boehly and Eghbali want to buy out each others’ shares in the west London club.
The pair were at the heart of the Blues’ 2022 takeover when Roman Abramovich sold the club.
It is reported that Eghbali’s Clearlake is the majority share owner with a 61.5 per cent stake and Boehly holds a minority 12.8 per cent ownership of the club.
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