Maresca on Fofana injury, Guehi speculation and Chilwell future

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has been speaking to the media before Saturday's FA Cup third-round tie against Morecambe (kick-off 15:00 GMT).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• Reece James and Romeo Lavia "are available and can get some minutes" against Morecambe, while it is "still too early" for recalled defender Aaron Anselmino as he needs to "adapt to English weather and English football" first.

• On Wesley Fofana's social media suggesting he could be back in a few weeks, having been ruled out for the season by the Chelsea boss: "It has been quite clear. I speak with Wes about the 12-16 weeks the club mention to me, it is the situation. Wes is thinking he can recover sooner than that. We would all be happy if we could receive him for tomorrow, but we will see. There is no problem. I just say what the medical staff tell me."

• Maresca did not want to comment on speculation linking the Blues with former defender Marc Guehi, but added: "I like Marc for sure, but he is not our player. I also like the central defenders we have. I also like central defenders in Italy, Spain and France, but it does not mean we are going to buy those players."

• He also confirmed it is "is exactly the same" answer on reports suggesting Trevoh Chalobah could be recalled from Crystal Palace: "Trev is a good player, but also a Palace player, so we will see."

• Maresca said fringe players like Cesare Casadei and Ben Chilwell will not feature on Saturday, adding: "Chilwell in this moment is also thinking he is probably going to leave, so it is better to avoid using him to avoid that situation of injury. So the plan is not to use Ben tomorrow."

• Despite Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall having a lack of minutes since signing, the Italian said he "for sure has a future with us" and "in this moment there is no plan" to sell or loan out the midfielder.

• On if his role in recruitment has changed since joining Chelsea: "At the end, I am the one working every day with players. How can I train with players if there is no voice from the manager? But, it is not just the manager who decides, it is a decision taken altogether."

• Marseca denied players "switch off" at the end of games after recent issues conceding late goals and added: "During the season you have movements where you score at the end and you have moments where you concede at the end. Hopefully, it is just a moment and we can avoid that and we start scoring in the final minutes."

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