Ben Chilwell names the ‘most underrated player’ at Chelsea

Chalobah, who has been with Chelsea since the age of eight and has made 80 appearances for the first team, has played a key role for the Blues in the last three seasons.

However, new Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has deemed him surplus to the team’s needs.

In fact, Chalobah was one of the first players to be excluded from training earlier this month as part of the ‘bomb squad.’

Although clubs like Crystal Palace, Tottenham, and Bayern Munich have shown interest in Chalobah, Chilwell seems to believe that selling him would be a mistake for Chelsea.

Asked who he views as the most underrated player at the club, Chilwell told Fubo: ‘I personally just love watching Trev play.

‘I think he’s a brilliant athlete, he’s good on the ball, he’s Chelsea through and through.‘I personally think Trev’s the most underrated player. He’s the one that comes to mind.’

After axing Chalobah from Chelsea’s pre-season tour of the United States, Maresca conceded it was a ‘sad decision’.

‘First of all, from my point of view, it’s always sad to leave players out,’ the former Leicester City boss said.

‘That can be out of a pre-season, or can be out of the squad or out of the first eleven because in the end they all work for the same target, that is to be part of the same team.

‘The Trevoh situation for me is quite clear, we have Axel [Disasi] there, we have Tosin [Adarabioyo] there, we have Wes [Fofana] who in these two weeks has worked very good and is finally back, we have some very young profiles like Josh Acheampong who is doing fantastic.

‘It’s a sad decision but we have to take the decision.’

Chilwell is also part of Chelsea’s ‘bomb squad’ but may still be at the London club after Friday’s transfer deadline due to a lack of substantial interest.