‘You know how important Levi has been for us last season, for the way we want to play,’ said Maresca.
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‘We said many times that we are able to create chances and to attack in the right way if we are able to build in the right way. Levi was a huge part of our build-up and now he’s out.
‘We are trying to find a solution internally, but the club know exactly what I think and we’ll see what happens.
Levi Colwill is set to miss the start of Chelsea’s new Premier League season (FIFA via Getty)
‘I think we need a central defender. We are looking for an internal solution but as I said, the club know exactly what I think.
‘We have a fantastic squad. We are happy with the squad. we are, no doubt. But we said many times that when the transfer window is open, anything can happen.’
Chelsea have added the highly-rated Jorrel Hato to their ranks this summer at a cost of £37million, but Maresca has questioned whether the versatile former Ajax defender would represent a natural replacement for Colwill.
Levi Colwill returned to training with Chelsea this week (Getty)
Jorrel Hato becomes Chelsea’s eighth signing of the summer transfer window (Picture: @FabrizioRomano)
He said: ‘When we build, we build with Levi in the middle. Last year, we played 64 games and we played 64 games with Levi and Tosin [Adarabioyo]. Now Levi is out, the only one who can do that job well is Tosin.
‘We have the Premier League and Champions League. These kind of players, the rest can adapt.
‘We have [Jorrel] Hato but he never played as the guy in the middle last season. It is not about central defenders. Yes he is a central defender, but what does he have to do? Can he do that? It is different.
‘We also have Benoit [Badishille] and Wes [Fofana] who have problems, and this is why the club know exactly what I think about central defenders.’
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