Axel Disasi has made his return to Chelsea first-team training and is reportedly set to remain with Enzo Maresca’s group until the January transfer window.
Much was made of what became known as Chelsea’s “bomb squad”—the group made up of unwanted players—during the summer transfer window. The likes of Ben Chilwell and Carney Chukwuemeka were successfully moved on but Disasi remained with the Blues alongside Raheem Sterling.
The pair had been forced to train away from Maresca’s squad but eyebrows were raised when 27-year-old Disasi turned out for Chelsea’s Under-21 side last weekend, wearing the captain’s armband in a 4–1 win over Reading.
Chelsea offered no reason for Disasi’s appearance before revealing that the centre back was also welcomed back into Maresca’s first-team group for a training session on Thursday.
According to , Disasi is now expected to be reintegrated into the squad until the January transfer window.
