The England international's future at Stamford Bridge has become a subject of speculation in recent times with The Telegraph earlier reporting that the full-back could see himself surplus to Maresca's needs this summer as the new Blues boss is looking for players who can play in multiple roles.

Now the manager himself dropped a hint regarding Chilwell's future while explaining his tactics for the upcoming 2024/25 campaign. The former Leicester City manager revealed that he plans to deploy inverted full-backs. While he spoke about players like captain Reece James, Malo Gusto, Marc Cucurella, and Renato Veiga who can play that role, the 44-year-old did not name the English defender.

Speaking to reporters, the Chelsea coach said, "We won't necessarily invert the left. I have seen a lot of Reece James and he can do that, and we have been trying it. And Malo Gusto can do it as well. But so can Marc [Cucurella] and Renato [Veiga]. So we are trying both [sides]."

Maresca also exclusively spoke to football.london where he added, "In these weeks, we try different situations. We try [Reece] James inside. I watched his games [for Wigan Athletic on loan] against, I don't remember now, he was playing as a midfielder."