Chelsea ahead Sam Kerr mentioned she is not going to jeopardise her future within the recreation by speeding her restoration from a second anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) harm.
Australia‘s all-time high scorer with 69 targets in 128 appearances, Kerr suffered the ACL harm throughout coaching with Chelsea in January and missed the Paris Olympics.
She additionally missed the London 2012 Video games on account of an analogous harm.
“I am not placing a date on my return, simply ensuring I get it proper and ensuring I really feel good earlier than I get again on the pitch,” Kerr advised Optus Sport in an interview revealed on Monday.
“I imply, it is my second ACL, so I do know you want to take the time, you want to be certain it is proper and I am doing every thing I can. However undoubtedly no rush for me, I need to be certain I can play for a lot of extra years to come back.”
Kerr, who turns 31 on Tuesday, has signed a contract extension till 2026 with the Ladies’s Tremendous League (WSL) champions.
Since becoming a member of Chelsea within the 2019-20 season, Kerr has gained 5 WSL titles, three FA Cups and two League Cups. She additionally helped them attain the Ladies’s Champions League finals within the 2020-21 season.
Chelsea embark on a contemporary begin this season beneath French coach Sonia Bompastor after 12 years beneath former supervisor Emma Hayes.
Kerr mentioned their most important focus will probably be to win the Ladies’s Champions League after dropping within the semifinals final season.
“We have fallen quick a couple of years in a row, and hopefully Sonia brings that to this membership,” she added.
