Enzo Maresca on Wednesday night warned Raheem Sterling that if he does leave Chelsea before the transfer window closes this Friday then he will not play a single minute under him.
In an extraordinary gauntlet thrown down to the 29-year-old England international and others training separately to his first-team squad including Ben Chilwell and Trevoh Chalobah, Maresca spelled out exactly where they stand with him.
Speaking to media in Geneva ahead of facing Servette in the Conference League on Thursday, Chelsea’s head coach said on Sterling: ‘My advice.