Sterling has made 81 appearances for Chelsea since becoming a member of from Manchester Metropolis for £50m in July 2022.
“I spoke with Raheem one-on-one the day earlier than Metropolis and I defined him precisely the state of affairs. I did not see Raheem after the sport,” Maresca mentioned.
“He’s coaching aside, as I mentioned, however in case I sit with Raheem, I’ll inform him precisely the identical issues that I already advised him. I haven’t got something new to inform him as a result of I used to be fairly clear.”
Sterling and Chilwell are amongst a number of gamers now deemed surplus to necessities at Stamford Bridge and could possibly be bought earlier than deadline day.
Maresca is annoyed by persistent accusations that he’s working with a 42-man squad.
“I am not working with 42 or 43 gamers. You wish to say we’ve got 42 or 43 gamers however greater than 15 gamers are coaching aside, they don’t seem to be with the group,” mentioned the previous Leicester Metropolis supervisor.
“I do not see them, so it isn’t a large number prefer it appears to be like from outdoors. Completely not.”
The English summer time switch window closes on August 30 and Chelsea may permit a number of gamers to depart as they search a extra manageable squad measurement.
“As I mentioned many instances, many issues can occur within the final 10 days, the final week, so we’ll see,” Maresca mentioned.
Reece James will miss the Servette sport due to damage, and Joao Felix has not been registered in time to be concerned following his £45m transfer from Ateltico Madrid.