Enzo Maresca refused to comment on speculation about Mohammed Kudus, but admitted he has known the attacker since his Ajax days.Chelsea have already been busy this summer, and have signed Liam Delap,

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca spoke to BBC Sport after the 2-1 win over Palmeiras: "I think in the first half we were in control of the game. We didn't concede nothing. "We scored the goal and we could have scored more. Second half, they started better than us and they scored. The game changed a little bit - the dynamic changed.

Enzo Maresca acknowledged that he had been left impressed with Estevao Willian after his new player scored for Palmeiras in a 2-1 victory for Chelsea. The Blues went into Friday's Club World Cup quarter-final aware that their £51.5m signing had the potential to eliminate them from the lucrative tournament in the United States.