By Brian Dick
Enzo Maresca has delivered a clear message to the likes of Aston Villa loanee Axel Disasi and other Chelsea exiles. Defender Disasi , who spent the second half of last term with Unai Emery鈥檚 men, is one of several high profile players who are watching the Blues鈥 Club World Cup exploits from the sidelines. The likes of Disasi, Raheem Sterling, Joao Felix and Ben Chilwell were all left out of the squad that travelled to the United States, where Chelsea are now in the semi-finals of the revamped competition. And with new signings Liam Delap, Joao Pedro, Dario Essugo and Mamadou Sarr now joined by Jamie Gittens, with Estevao Willian, competition for places is going to be even more intense. Which is why Maresca has told anyone who doesn鈥檛 want to be at Stamford Bridge can move on. Maresca said: 鈥淢y message to the players and to the club is that I want just players that are happy to be with us. The ones that are not happy, they are free to go.鈥 To be fair Disasi has never said he wants to leave Chelsea, but his chances of a comeback seem remote and having played ten times for Villa last term, he has been linked with Newcastle United and Saudi Arabian outift Al-Ahli. It is unlikely Disasi will return to Villa, either permanently or on another loan. Every day, the BirminghamLive football desk strive to deliver all manner of news, features and transfer-related stories as a part of our overall package of Aston Villa content. Our dedicated reporter John Townley – who you can follow on X by clicking here – follows Villa home and away and offers you comprehensive coverage from matchdays, press conferences and everything that happens in between. So much happens day to day and sometimes you can struggle to keep on top of the very latest updates as and when they occur – that’s why we have produced a daily newsletter which you can sign up to, for free, and which means you’ll have a round-up of the key stories land in your email inbox. Sign up to the Villa newsletter here . You can also get all your favourite content from BirminghamLive’s Villa team on WhatsApp. Click here to sign up for breaking updates about the biggest stories in and around the club. If you prefer reading our Villa stories on your phone, consider downloading the BirminghamLive app, in which you can personalise the content you see by selecting Villa as one of your designated topics. You can get it from Apple here and for Android here . Our weekly Aston Villa podcast, Claret And Blue, is also available to watch and listen on all major streaming services. You can subscribe to the YouTube channel here , while you can access the podcast on Spotify here and via Apple here .