Overview

• The PFA has opened discussions with Chelsea regarding Raheem Sterling and Axel Disasi, who have been excluded from Enzo Maresca’s first‑team plans and are training separately.
• Maresca said the club is giving the pair the opportunity to work “in the right way,” offering little sympathy and framing the situation as common across elite clubs.
• Sterling highlighted late training hours by posting an 8:21 p.m. session at Cobham on Instagram, bringing further attention to the conditions under which the duo are working.
• Chelsea has provided access to facilities and a dedicated coach for the players, with both remaining registered in the Premier League squad despite no involvement with the senior group.
• Neither player secured a move in the summer window, and reporting indicates the most realistic resolution is a transfer in January under contracts that run to 2027 for Sterling and 2029 for Disasi.