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Enzo Maresca refused to talk about the failure of Stefano Sensi’s transfer to Leicester City, insisting it is not the time to talk about moves.
City worked until the deadline to check and close a deal for the Inter Milan midfielder, who had been the coach’s number one target. But despite Sensi arriving to pass the medical, an agreement with the Serie A side may not be reached. And time is up.
Business at City was limited due to currency regulations, and for a long time they insisted that you had to sell before you could simply buy. Even before the deadline, City reached a deal for Sensi and tried to be artistic with the payment. design so they can just point without breaking the rules. In the time frame, this is not possible.
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The inability to close the deal means City end the window empty-handed and with a weaker team than at the beginning, having lost Cesare Casadei, the loanee back to Chelsea. Naturally, this is the first topic that was discussed at Friday’s press conference. but Maresca said it wasn’t the time to talk about it.
He said: “I laugh because since I arrived here the first question is always about injuries! Today, the transfer window. I will answer you now and probably I will have to say the same again four or five times: the transfer window is closed. I’m not talking or judging anything.
“Now is not the time. The only time now is Stoke tomorrow. Later we will probably talk about that. But now is not the time. Now the focus is on Stoke. “
Asked if he could explain why the deal with Sensi fell through, Maresca replied: “Aviva tomorrow. I love Sensi, Sensi isn’t here, he’s the Inter player. Now the concentration is in Stoke tomorrow.
Before the deadline, Maresca said he was happy with his team and could keep Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall despite interest from Brighton. He will now look for answers in midfield, with Yunus Akgun and Dennis Praet likely to stand out. .
Maresca added: “I’m in love with the players who are here. We’ve said it before, unfortunately we lost Wilf for 3 months, we lost Cesare. But now it’s closed, that’s right. Locate the answers to the end.