Chelsea boss Maresca announces James as new captain; praises Colwill

Enzo Fernandez donned the captain's armband for The Blues in their opening weekend defeat to Manchester City in the Premier League.

But Maresca confirmed that club captain Reece James is still in that position and will wear the armband when fit to play.

He stated: "Reece is the captain in this moment. Then we have three or four more captains. I am thinking to nominate one or two more captains, also to give them more responsibility in terms of just not because we have 20 or 21 years, they cannot be the captain.

"Some of them need to take one step forward and take more responsibility. 

“For instance, one of the guys would be Levi (Colwill). He is a young player, fantastic profile, I love Levi. But I think in terms of personality, if he is able to take one step forward in these types of things, then he can become a more complete player."