Chelsea worry lengthy layoff for Lavia after coaching floor harm
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helsea worry Romeo Lavia will likely be sidelined for an prolonged interval after the midfielder’s suspected ankle harm was assessed on Friday.
The Belgian teenager picked up the knock throughout a coaching session at Cobham on Thursday.
Lavia, who was signed by Chelsea underneath the noses of Liverpool this summer season in a deal value as much as £58million, is but to make his debut for the Blues having arrived missing match health.
It is one other blow for supervisor Mauricio Pochettino, who has endured a string of accidents to gamers since his appointment at first of the summer season.
Captain Reece James continues to be affected by setbacks, having been sidelined with one other hamstring harm, and joins Wesley Fofana – dominated out for many of the season with a knee harm – and Christopher Nkunku – due again on the finish of the yr after choosing up a knee criticism throughout pre-season – on the remedy desk.
Carney Chukwuemeka is about for an additional month on the sidelines after damaging his knee throughout final month’s 3-1 defeat to West Ham, through which he scored Chelsea’s solely purpose of the sport.
In extra constructive news, Trevoh Chalobah and Benoit Badiashile are nearing returns and Armando Broja is increase his health after lacking the second half of final season.