Chelsea have blocked their Italian manager, Enzo Maresca from returning to Italy to manage Juventus.
NEWSUNPLUG reports that the Blues have no intention of letting Maresca leave.
This is following reports that Juventus had identified him as a possible candidate for their managerial job.
The Turin recently sacked their manager, Igor Tudor earlier this week after a series of poor results.
Head coach of the Serie A giants’ reserve team, Massimo Brambilla, took charge of their 3-1 win over Udinese on Wednesday night.
Juventus are likely to name Luciano Spalletti in the coming days as a permanent replacement for Tudor.
There were rumours that Juventus were prepared to make an audacious move for Maresca.
Maresca spent four years of his playing career at the club. Chelsea were said to have, however, blocked the attempt.
Maresca’s current contract doesn’t expire until 2029.
Chelsea will lock horns with Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Saturday and will look to return to winning ways after they suffered a shock defeat to Sunderland last weekend.