Noni Madueke has been dominated out till after the worldwide break as try and reignite their bid to qualify for the Champions League.
Madueke suffered a hamstring damage in that noticed Chelsea drop all the way down to sixth within the desk and out of the Champions League qualifying positions.
Chelsea are Nicolas Jackson and Marc Guiu till after the worldwide break in March, and Madueke has now been added to the record.
Whereas Madueke’s absence is one other blow to go coach Enzo Maresca, it’s hoped his damage isn’t as dangerous as first feared and that he won’t miss a major variety of video games.
Chelsea face Aston Villa, Southampton, Leicester Metropolis and Arsenal forward of the worldwide break, earlier than entertaining Tottenham Hotspur after it on April 2.
Madueke’s damage implies that Chelsea will likely be with out two of their prime three goalscorers for at the very least the subsequent 4 video games. Cole Palmer is the membership’s main scorer, forward of Jackson and Madueke, who has scored eight objectives this season.
Insiders have strongly refuted recommendations that Palmer, or every other participant, has a clause of their contract that will enable them to go away if Chelsea fail to qualify for the Champions League.
Chelsea have gained simply two of their final 9 League video games and haven’t gained away from house within the prime flight since beating Tottenham on December 8.
Regardless of the poor run, Maresca has obtained the general public backing of Chelsea director Jonathan Goldstein, who, in an interview with Bloomberg tv, stated: “He’s doing an amazing job.
“Chelsea began the season very properly. The previous six weeks have been, you realize, discovering their toes somewhat bit extra. However Enzo has clearly performed an amazing job in bringing the staff collectively, bringing the expertise via.”
Requested if Maresca would keep for the remainder of the season, Goldstein replied: “100 per cent.”