Ben Chilwell was part of the Chelsea ‘bomb squad’ banished by Enzo Maresca.

Enzo Maresca made it clear from the onset that he wanted a certain number of players in his squad, and told those not in his plans to leave.

Chilwell was part of the group banished by Enzo Maresca. The England international had been doing most of his training away from the main group, as the club worked on his departure.

A proposed loan move to the Turkish Super League didn’t work, leaving Chilwell with no option until January.

Speaking on Friday ahead of Chelsea’s trip to Bournemouth, Enzo Maresca revealed that he would welcome back Chilwell to the fold.

“Ben now is the only one [of the exiled group] still here so probably now we’ll sit with him and find a solution,” Enzo Maresca said.

“Probably, he’s going to be back with us in training sessions. At the moment he’s not training with us.

“The reason he is training apart is because the idea was for him to leave. But because we didn’t find any solution, he’s here and probably he’s going to start to train with us. We need to decide that. If we decide that, he will be one of our players.”

Chilwell made just nine Premier League starts under Mauricio Pochettino last term, in what was yet another injury-hit campaign. He was subsequently left out of the England squad for Euro 2024, and is yet to make a Chelsea matchday squad this season.