The full-back is reportedly ‘assessing options’ and is said to be ‘frustrated’ with his current situation. With Maresca in charge, Marc Cucurella appears to be the first-choice left-back and Chilwell has since been told he is free to leave the club.
“Chilly [Chilwell] is with us but he has not been training for the last few days because he has been ill,” Maresca said when explaining the full-backs situation.
“This morning we had 22 players training and if you ask all of them they will say they want to play against City on Sunday.
“But that is impossible. When you train every day and do not get any minutes it is not good for them or for me. I need to make a decision and probably it is better to leave and go and get minutes.
“The transfer window is open so we’ll see what happens.”
With the 27-year-old free to look for a new club, the links to Man Utd have resurfaced over the last few days.
Left-back has been a problem position for the Red Devils in recent years as the likes of Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia have struggled to stay fit.
Noussair Mazraoui started at left-back in United’s season opener against Fulham, although his preferred position is on the right-hand side.
Erik ten Hag’s side could land Chilwell for a cut price this summer, but Chilwell has been just as injury-prone as the likes of Shaw and Malacia over the last few years which is an obvious flaw in this potential deal.
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