It was funny, initially, when Enzo Maresca said that the January transfer window had been a 'disaster' for him at Chelsea. Not because of what had or hadn't happened, but because of the noise and uncertainty it creates.

Two weeks on and things have only gotten worse. Chelsea are at the centre of nearly every major story heading into the final three days.

Unlike last year, it isn't going to be a smooth coast to the finish line either.

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Here, football.london takes a look at the latest from around the club in the last knockings of the January window

Chelsea have reached an agreement with Torino over the transfer of midfielder Cesare Casadei. It is reported that the former Inter academy star will move for around £10millon with Chelsea inserting a sell-on clause of over 20%.

Casadei has been one of the long-running exit stories for the club this window with Napoli and Lazio also entering talks. Having joined in 2022 as one of the first arrivals under the Clearlake Capital-Todd Boehly ownership,

football.london says: The question for Chelsea is, was it all worth it with Casadei? Two-and-a-half years on they will make a net loss on this deal whilst claiming a minor accounting profit thanks to amortisation practices. The sell-on will no doubt be worth it

It is hardly a disaster of a move but these last two seasons have only stalled his promising career. A move back to Italy should see that kick on again but if Chelsea fail to show they can develop these players being signed for smaller fees at a young age then the real financial benefits won't be realised.

This has largely been a waste of time for everyone and the fact it has taken four weeks to seal an exit is laughable. At times, with three clubs interested in him, it has played out like a low-key saga. Chelsea's recruitment strategy must change and improve.

In a boost for Chelsea, who are still looking at Tel as an option this window, one of their rival clubs are out of the race.

Spurs had finalised things with Bayern on the club side but couldn't convince Tel to join despite chairman Daniel Levy flying out to Bavaria to hold face-to-face talks. Instead, the Tel drama will rumble on.

football.london says: but this is undoubtedly good news. Tel is a good player and Chelsea will not want to see him move to a fellow London club.

It is also a wakeup call for the directors because unrest would only have grown if a player Chelsea had been speaking to for over a month chose to go to Tottenham instead. There is a case to be made that putting up with the Tel stuff isn't worth it for Chelsea but he really is a talented attacker and would repay the time spent on getting something over the line.