LONDON (Reuters) -Chelsea winger Pedro Neto will not be in their squad for the nearly 5,000-mile round trip to play Qarabag in the Champions League in Azerbaijan's capital Baku on Wednesday, manager Enzo Maresca told reporters.

Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur staged another tense, occasionally dicey Premier League affair on Saturday, with the visitors leaving Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with London derby honors and a 1-0 win.

Chelsea currently have a plethora of stars in the final third ahead of George in the pecking order. Out wide, Jamie Gittens, Alejandro Garnacho, Pedro Neto and Estêvão are preferred to the youngster, while João Pedro, Liam Delap and Marc Guiu lead him in the No. 9 department.

Chelsea have no interest in allowing Andrey Santos to leave, particularly not to a direct Premier League rival.That’s certainly not what Manchester United want to hear, as they established their

"In life you have two choices: let it affect you or take what's in front of you," Chalobah shared. "I went on loan, kept my head down. I always knew I wanted to stay (at Chelsea) but some things were out of your control.

Chelsea are looking to book their place in the fifth round of the Carabao Cup on Wednesday evening when they visit Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Against the geopolitical backdrop of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in early 2022, a consortium led by American private equity titans took the opportunity to acquire one of soccer’s crown jewels.