Chelsea has been given an injury short in their top-four challenge and Champions League run after the latest report from Enzo Maresca with regard to Liam Delap’s injury news.
The former cityman of Ipswich only lasted 14 minutes in a 2-1 West-London Derby victory before he was replaced by younger Tyrique George and initially received a prognosis of six to eight weeks.
Positive, reports indicate that Liam Delap does not require surgery for his hamstring injury. However, he has been excluded for 10 to 12 weeks, with the manager Enzo Maresca confirming in his own Pre-Brentford Press Conference On Friday it is unlikely that the striker will return before December at the earliest.
“Liam is about 10 to 12 weeks out,” said Maresca prior to Saturday’s short trip to the Gtech Community Stadium. “It’s a long way to go,” he added.
The setback means Delap – who came to Chelsea this summer in one £ 30 million deal – could miss no fewer than 17 games in competitions during the hectic autumn schedule of the blues. Die Run includes Headline competitions such as Bayern Munich on 17 September, Manchester United in Old Trafford Three days later, Liverpool on Stamford Bridge on October 4 and Tottenham Weg on November 1.
It is also expected that Delap will hold the Champions League meetings with Ajax and Barcelona, as well as the Premier League clash of Chelsea with Arsenal, so that Maresca remains without one of his most important summer signs for a crucial spell of the season.
Setback
Chelsea has been given a further setback to the Location Front after they have confirmed that midfielder Dario Essugo has undergone surgery on a thigh problem that has been contracted on the international duty.
The club has one rack proverb:
‘Midfielder Dario Essugo has undergone a successful operation on his thigh today. The 20-year-old sustained the injury during the international duty for Portugal’s under the age of 21. Medical assessments confirm that the operation would be the required way of acting, and Dario will now start with his recovery at Cobham, supported by the club’s medical department. ‘
Essugo, who participated earlier this year from Sporting in a £ 18.5 million dealTo be seen three times for Chelsea at the Club World Cup, but this season still has to play a competitive minute under Enzo Maresca, because it was an unused replacement in each of their opening of three competitions.
The blues have sufficient depth in midfield, with Andrey Santos and Romeo Lavia, who can offer coverage, while Marc Guiu hope to play an important role in the absence of Delap, which has been recalled from his loan period in Sunderland.
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