Chelsea supervisor Mauricio Pochettino has raised doubt over whether or not Christipher Nkunku will play for the membership once more this season as a result of his restoration from harm “taking longer than anticipated”.
Nkunku’s long-awaited switch from RB Leipzig was accomplished final summer time for £52m, however a knee harm in pre-season required surgical procedure and the Frenchman did not make his debut till 19 December. However, after ten appearances, he hasn’t been seen once more since February’s Carabao Cup remaining.
With so little of the season left and Nkunku nonetheless not again in coaching and even with a focused date for that to occur, there’s a distinct risk that he will not be able to play once more till 2024/25.
“I do not know. Nonetheless, we do not know,” Pochettino mentioned on Wednesday when discussing the participant’s present health standing. “In the meanwhile, we have no idea when it’s attainable for him to start out coaching with the crew. In the meanwhile, he isn’t coaching with us.
“[A setback] didn’t occur. I’ve no details about that. His restoration is taking longer than we anticipated. That was after the [Carabao Cup] remaining. He performed within the remaining with an issue that we didn’t find out about and located after the sport.
“There are totally different circumstances that have an effect on issues. It’s not solely him. Too many gamers have suffered accidents this season. We hope he might be concerned once more rapidly…as quickly as attainable. Will probably be actually good if he can be part of the crew once more earlier than the top of the season. We hope that can occur.”
Solely £53m Romeo Lavia, who has additionally had a debut season at Chelsea ravaged by harm, and £115m Moises Caicedo value greater than Nkunku of all of the membership’s summer time buys, along with his absence arguably the most important loss to the crew.
He had racked up 87 mixed objectives and assists in 88 video games throughout his remaining two years with Leipzig and Chelsea‘s relative lack of firepower in comparison with groups within the prime half of the desk has been a big issue of their struggles to compete.
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