Chelsea sweating over midfield star after worrying injury comments from manager

Chelsea midfielder Romeo Lavia is struggling with a hamstring wounded connected planetary work with Belgium.

The erstwhile Southampton prima has enjoyed a superb Premier League run successful Enzo Maresca’s new-look midfield, forming a formidable concern with Moises Caicedo with Enzo Fernandez dropping retired of the broadside arsenic a result.

The 20-year-old missed the full 2023-24 campaign pursuing his £50m accomplishment astatine Stamford Bridge, missing 4 games successful August and September with a hamstring issue.

Lavia was forced disconnected successful the 1-1 gully against Arsenal anterior to the planetary interruption with the midfielder insisting helium ‘should beryllium fine’ aft gathering up with his planetary teammates for games against Italy and Israel.

The Chelsea prima did not diagnostic against Italy and volition not beryllium progressive against Israel contiguous with Belgium brag Domenico Tedesco insisting each the wounded problems wrong his squad are genuine concerns.

‘Some players had problems instantly aft the [last] game, and we already knew successful the evening that they would not beryllium available,’ the Belgium brag said.

‘Then determination were injuries contiguous similar Roméo Lavia. […] Lukaku has a genu problem, helium felt it aft the game. It was not agreed earlier that helium would permission aft a game. [Arthur] Theate and Lavia person hamstring problems.

“It’s not similar they’re trying to escape. They truly person something. To beryllium honest, I’ve ne'er had to woody with this benignant of concern before.

‘I don’t person immoderate injured players anymore and it feels a spot similar the play is over. I’ve ne'er experienced this before.

‘Out of a pre-selection of 51 players, 20 were already unavailable earlier the camp. Now different 5 are gone. That’s conscionable the mode it is.

‘We person to ore connected the guys we person present present and it’s definite that we’ll person a bully team.’

Chelsea volition anticipation Lavia volition beryllium acceptable erstwhile they instrumentality to enactment against Leicester City connected 23 November.

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