There was a real false dawn for Chelsea fans earlier this week when Josh Acheampong was spotted training with the first team, leading to a wave of speculation that his freeze was over and that he would soon sign a new contract and return to play.

However Enzo Maresca quickly dashed these hopes during his press conference:

“There is no update in terms of contract or that kind of thing,” the coach said before the match against Heidenheim.

“No, nothing. He has been training with us for the last two days. There’s no update on the contract or that sort of thing.

It’s a shame – with Malo Gusto and Reece James injured, last week would have been ideal for Josh to get some starts. However, we returned to our depressed state, assuming that he will not sign a new contract and will leave like the rest of the players who came into conflict with the plans of the sports directors.

Acheampong hope still alive after latest update

But today a rather promising update from Football.London has rekindled the flame of hope a little:

“Chelsea have held positive discussions with Josh Acheampong about signing a new contract with the club, sources have told football.london,” they wrote today.

Don’t get too excited though, as they go on to say: “It is understood that a deal is not imminent and it is recognized that these negotiations may be lengthy.” »

But there is just enough to give us hope. Given that the squad is now so complete in terms of depth, those at the top can really focus on securing the talent already in place at the club – this is even more important than recruiting the next big player. South America.