Thomas Tuchel has confirmed Marcos Alonso was left out of the Chelsea squad to face Everton today because the Spaniard is hoping to leave the club in the near future.
Reports surfaced in Spain ahead of the contest at Goodison Park that Alonso, who joined the Blues in the summer of 2016, had asked not to be included in the matchday squad amid a potential move to Barcelona.
When asked by football.london if that was the case, Tuchel "That is the case. He tries to leave and we agreed to this wish. That's why it would not have made sense to put him on the pitch today. He would've been on the pitch otherwise but in this situation, it was the right thing to do."
