On the Tammy Abraham situation, Sarri said striker Tammy Abraham "looked like he would be staying with Chelsea before opting to move on loan at the end of the transfer window."
Friday 14th September 2018
Sarri: "Now we are not a very solid team in a defensive phase. We need to improve and we can improve."
Sarri expects Cardiff to be "very difficult opponents" on Saturday. He described them as "very physical and aggressive" and said "all matches after an international breaks are difficult".
Aside from Cesc Fabregas being fit, other team news coming out of Maurizio Sarri's pre-match news conference revolved around Ruben Loftus-Cheek, who has a "little problem" while Davide Zappacosta and Emerson who are doubts.
The Chelsea boss could have Cesc Fabregas back on the bench for Saturday's match against Cardiff as Chelsea look to make it five wins from five in the Premier League.
Sarri ends his press conference by saying he is very open to John Terry returning to Stamford Bridge in a coaching role as he is "the history of the club". The Italian said he would welcome the Blues legend back to a club where he won "everything".