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PFA Opens Talks With Chelsea Over Sterling and Disasi Exile

The players' union seeks guarantees on training standards under FIFA rules governing isolation from first‑team groups.

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Disasi, left, and Sterling are part of the ‘Bomb Squad’ who are surplus to requirements at Stamford Bridge
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Overview

  • Sources say Chelsea are cooperating with the PFA to provide proper access at Cobham, including designated coaching and opportunities to maintain match fitness ahead of the January window.
  • Enzo Maresca has confirmed the pair are training separately and stated there is no route back into his first‑team plans.
  • Sterling’s late‑evening training post from Cobham drew attention to their regime and preceded the PFA’s engagement with the club.
  • Both players remained after summer moves failed to materialise, with expectations focused on finding solutions when the transfer market reopens in January.
  • FIFA’s Article 14 on potential ‘abusive conduct’ provides the regulatory backdrop, and reports indicate Chelsea are engaging with the PFA as the club rejects suggestions of improper treatment.