Enzo Maresca has said that Chelsea's form has "100%" been affected by transfer speculation, claiming some of his players may not have been fully focussed.

Enzo Maresca tells Chelsea fans to expect players to arrive and leave before the winter transfer window closes next week. As ever, the Blues are being linked with a number of signings and with plenty of their players departing the club before transfer deadline day on Monday.

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has been speaking to the media before Monday's Premier League game against West Ham (kick-off 20:00 GMT). The squad available to Maresca is the same as the one that took on Manchester City last weekend.

The full transcript from Enzo Maresca with the Chelsea head coach previewing his side's Premier League meeting with West Ham United on Monday evening

After Chelsea's 2-1 win over Brentford, Enzo Maresca's side were looking in a commanding position in the race to finish in the Premier League top four.

Arsenal legend Ian Wright has faulted Enzo Maresca for Chelsea's collapse this season, pointing at the exact point that manager wrongly turned it around.

Ian Wright believes Enzo Maresca’s ‘strange’ comments about Chelsea’s Premier League title credentials has inadvertently harmed the club’s season. Chelsea emerged as surprise title challengers earlier in the campaign but Maresca repeatedly said his team were not ready to compete for the Premier League trophy.

Arsenal legend Ian Wright believes Chelsea’s current form is a result of Enzo Maresca publicly saying the Blues aren’t in the title race. Following the 3-1 defeat to Manchester City at the Etihad on Saturday it means Chelsea are now on a run of one win in their last seven league games.