Chelsea supervisor Mauricio Pochettino has given his opinion on new signing Christopher Nkunku’s knee harm, stating that it was not as a consequence of sub-par pitch situations.
Chelsea performed out a 1-1 draw of their pleasant conflict with Borussia Dortmund on the Soldier Area Stadium in Chicago on Wednesday. Simply 22 minutes into the match, the French attacker got here off with discomfort in his knee. Later, he was seen making use of an ice pack to his injured knee.
Chelsea want a “few days” to evaluate Nkunku’s knee harm
Following the draw, which noticed Chelsea’s Mason Burstow cancel out Marius Wolf’s opener, Pochettino talked concerning the former RB Leipzig man’s harm. On the press convention, he mentioned (by way of Reuters):
“The docs are checking him and I hope it isn’t a giant problem. He fell within the motion which was perhaps a penalty and he feels one thing in his knee, however we hope it’s nothing large.
“We hope he will be again shortly with the workforce. We’d like just a few days to evaluate him.”
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Pochettino doesn’t blame the pitch for Nkunku harm
The stadium, which has a capability of 61,500, hosted an Ed Sheeran live performance over the weekend, the place a report 73,000 individuals turned up. The pitch situations had been removed from very best when Chelsea took to the sphere, however Pochettino didn’t assume that the harm had something to do with the turf.
The Argentine tactician continued:
“We took some dangers as a result of the pitch isn’t good. The amenities are used for a special sport and that’s generally the danger of the tour.
“We gained’t blame the pitch for the harm although. For me, it was dangerous luck.”
Except the docs spot one thing severe, Nkunku ought to be one of many first names on the workforce sheet when Chelsea welcome Liverpool to Stamford Bridge for his or her Premier League opener on August 13.
Nkunku, 25, joined the Pensioners for a $76.19 million payment from Leipzig in July, signing a six-year deal. The France star has so far participated in 5 pleasant encounters, scoring three objectives. At Leipzig, the place we plied his commerce between the 2019-20 and 2022-23 seasons, the ahead scored 70 objectives and claimed 56 assists in 172 appearances in all competitions.
