Enzo Maresca was very impressed with Christopher Nkunku, whom he hailed as an ideal player for his Chelsea system after the Blues won their first pre-season game.
Maresca s side hadn t had the best of pre-seasons before their clash with Club America on Thursday, drawing 2-2 with Wrexham before being put to the sword by Celtic in a 4-1 defeat.
But there were clear signs of improvement from as they ran out 3-0 winners in Atlanta as Nkunku and Noni Madueke both scored from the spot and new signing Marc Guiu scored his first goal for the club.
Maresca said he was pleased with the improvement as they try to break a habit that was clear in the defeat to Celtic which he described as suicide .
Asked about his side s performance, Maresca said: Very happy. When …
According to reports, Manchester United have discussed signing ex-Chelsea star Marcos Alonso, while an issue threatens their deal to buy Sander Berge.
have been active in the transfer market this summer. Having already spent around £90m to sign Joshua Zirkzee and Leny Yoro, a £60m double deal to sign Bayern Munich pair Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui could be completed today.
Man Utd could make more signings before the transfer window closes at the end of this month as they require additions in various positions.
While United s priority is to sign a new centre-midfielder, co-owner and his recruitment team could also look to sign a new left-back after Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia struggled with injuries last season.
According to , Alonso has e…