Enzo Maresca has just embarrassed one of Chelsea's newest signings following brutal decision
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Ciaran Morrison
Wed 3 September 2025 20:06, UK
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca may have upset one his summer signings just days after he joined the club.
Maresca had a busy transfer window with 10 new arrivals at Stamford Bridge including striker Joao Pedro from Brighton who has made an impressive start to life at the club.
After a fourth placed finish in the Premier League lasts season, Chelsea are competing in the Champions League this campaign for the first time in three years.
Chelsea will face the likes of Barcelona and Bayern Munich in the league stages, but one star has been left out of Maresca’s squad.
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Following the conclusion of the summer transfer window, Chelsea had a tight deadline to name their squad for the Champions League league phase.
Facundo Buonanotte was signed on loan from Brighton to add extra depth to Maresca’s attacking options, but the 20-year-old does not feature on the A or B list.
As per The Sun [3 September], long-term absentee Levi Colwill has been included in the squad.
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Buonanottee was “not eligible” for the B list with Tyrique George, Romeo Lavia and Josh Acheampong named over the Argentine.
“UEFA regulations state: Clubs are entitled to register an unlimited number of players on List B during the season if they are born on or after 1 January 2003 and are eligible, it was reported in The Sun.
“To be eligible for a player List B, the squad member must be born on or after 1 January 2004 and has, since his 15th birthday, been eligible to play for the club concerned for any uninterrupted period of two years, or a total of three consecutive years with a maximum of one loan period to a club from the same association for a period not longer than one year.”
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Buonanotte will be gutted that just days into life at Chelsea, he will not be able to play in the Champions League and must wait until the knockout rounds to be included.
Maresca has lots of attacking options, but Buonanotte will be particularly confused over whether he was not put on the B list.
Facundo BuonanotteStatsAppearances50Goals5Assists2Facundo Buonanotte’s Brighton stats in all competitions.
The move shows Chelsea’s squad depth, though the decision by Maresca could create early friction between him and the player.
Colwill’s inclusion is a surprising one, with the defender set to miss the entirety of the season with an ACL injury, and Buonanotte can be particularly aggrieved with that decision.
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Buonanotte will seemingly be limited to cup matches, although Cole Palmer’s latest injury could earn him a start in the Premier League to show Maresca he has made the wrong call.