Chilwell could play a crucial role this season, says Maresca after advising him to depart

Nevertheless, he did feature in the Carabao Cup during the week and is likely to be included in Premier League matches as well.

Maresca stated: "Yeah, in the moment that we need, why not? I said already many times and I will say again; in the moment Chilly is with us, he is one of the Chelsea players and one of our players. If we need, we can give him time and minutes."

On whether he should have not told Chilwell to leave, he added: "We all make mistakes. 

“Probably yes or probably no. I'm here to make decisions; sometimes they are good decisions, sometimes they are not good but the only thing I can say is that there is not any bad intention from me. It's to think about the best thing for the club."