Chelsea have been left sweating over the health of midfielder Romeo Lavia after Belgium supervisor Domenico Tedesco confirmed a hamstring harm has saved him out of coaching.
Lavia missed a handful of video games earlier this season with a hamstring harm and limped out of the 1-1 draw with Arsenal with what seemed to be an analogous situation, though he was nonetheless known as up for the Belgium squad for the November internationals.
“I obtained a small knock,” he informed RTL Sports activities after the call-up. “In the intervening time, we’re testing to see if it is okay, but it surely needs to be okay, I feel.”
Sadly for Chelsea and Lavia, it seems as if the 20-year-old may have a while on the sidelines as Tedesco confirmed Lavia has not been coaching with the Belgium squad.
Tedesco initially sparked fears of a brand new harm by admitting Lavia was one among a handful gamers who picked up accidents “in the present day”, earlier than clarifying: “Romeo Lavia has a hamstring drawback, it was bothering him this morning and we did not wish to threat him.”
Chelsea are again in motion after the worldwide break with a visit to Enzo Maresca’s former employers Leicester Metropolis, however Lavia’s involvement within the sport is now clearly unsure, with Blues officers unlikely to take any dangers over a participant who missed all however one week of the 2023/24 marketing campaign.
