Maresca's belief is that Chelsea need a central defender who can play out of the back in the same way Colwill can. "Yes, [Hato is a] central defender, but can he do that? It's different. Also, we have players that unfortunately, like Wes [Fofana] or Benoit [Badiashile], they have, in this moment, some [injury] problems.

Enzo Maresca wants Chelsea to sign a new central defender to replace the injured Levi Colwill - but the club continues to seek an "internal solution".

If anyone needs a reminder of just how dizzyingly — and, at times, brutally — fast football moves, consider that less than two weeks ago, Levi Colwill was talking about competing for the Premier League title with Chelsea this season, and how he felt about an impending Champions League debut at his boyhood club.