Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri insists he rates captain Gary Cahill.

Cahill has not featured for Chelsea since late November.

"I know very well Gary is in the last year of his contract," Sarri stated.

"I know there are some problems for a new contract, but for this you have to ask the club. He is training with his team-mates of course.

"In the dressing room he is very important and so we use him in the right way because every player, every member of the staff knows very well he is very important for our dressing room."