Chelsea have a large squad that is in need of trimming.

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca, has said he’s not too keen on a large squad, and will only work with 21 players. This means that the other players are not in his plans.

Enzo Maresca made these comments in his press conference ahead of Chelsea’s clash with Servette on Thursday.

“I am not working with 42 players. I am working with 21 players,” Enzo Maresca bluntly stated when commenting about the size of his squad.

“The other 15-20 players are training apart. I don’t see them. It’s not a mess like it looks from outside. Absolutely not.

“They can even have 20 years contract, it’s not my point. I don’t care.”

Ben Chilwell and Raheem Sterling are two high profile players who have been banished from Chelsea’s first-team squad, and they’ve been training separately from the main group of players.

Others are: Kepa, Datro Fofana, Lukaku, Chalobah, Casadei, Angelo, Bergstrom, Deivid Washington, Anjorin, Matos, Vale. Broja was part of the list before his recent transfer to Ipswich.

The separate training is held by Carlo Cudicini, who is a part of Chelsea’s loan unit staff.