Save your love for Blues is Maresca's appeal to Bundesliga-bound Renato

ENZO MARESCA claims wantaway defender Renato Veiga owes his international recognition with Portugal to Chelsea.

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Veiga was uncapped when he arrived from Basel for about £11million last July. But his displays for the Blues earned him a debut against Poland in the Nations League in October.

A move to Borussia Dortmund, initially on loan, may be imminent with Veiga - who has primarily been used as a left-back - keen to play more in the centre of defence.

He has started only one Premier League game, September's 1-0 win at Bournemouth, with the majority of his appearances having come in cup competitions, a contributing factor in his desire to explore options elsewhere.