Sports

Chelsea Handed Christopher Nkunku Injury Update Ahead Of Liverpool Clash – Next Week’s Premier League Season Opener

Chelsea news as the severity of Christopher Nkunku’s knee injury suffered against Borussia Dortmund looks to be better than first expected

Chelsea have been handed a boost in Christopher Nkunku’s fitness (Image: Matthew Ashton)×

 

Chelsea have been handed a huge boost in their injury concerns over summer signing Christopher Nkunku ahead of the start of the 2023/24 season.

The France international arrived at Stamford Bridge from RB Leipzig on the back of an injury-hit season. However, despite missing a large portion of games, Nkunku set the Bundesliga alight and finished joint top-scorer in Germany.

After initially impressing in his opening pre-season games under his new club, Nkunku’s fitness became an injury concern for Mauricio Pochettino in the 1-1 draw with Borussia Dortmund. The striker was forced off after 22 minutes following a knock to the knee.

There has been no indication over the severity of the injury, with many worried that the 25-year-old would miss next week’s Premier League season opener against Liverpool.

However, there is fresh hope that Nkunku’s injury won’t keep him out for too long. According to the Evening Standard, the club are hopeful that he will miss only weeks rather than months.

Nkunku and the rest of the Chelsea squad returned to Cobham on Thursday after spending over two weeks in the United States. It’s suggested that early medical assessments are positive, though there has been no confirmation from the club.

Speaking after the draw with Dortmund, Pochettino provided a brief update on the striker’s injury. He said: “The doctors are checking him hopefully it is not a big issue but when he fell in the action maybe it was a penalty.

“Had the chance to score. But he feels something in his knee but hopefully it is not a big issue and that he can be quick with the team. Now we need a few days to assess him and until we get back to London it is difficult to know.”

Despite the positive news, the report does claim he is likely to miss the visit of Liverpool on August 13. After becoming a regular under Pochettino in their Premier League Summer Series participation, Nkunku was likely to start in attack at Stamford Bridge.

Fellow summer signing Nicolas Jackson is now on course to make his Premier League debut. The former Villarreal man, like Nkunku, has impressed in his new colours with goals against Brighton and Newcastle.

Soucre: football.london

Related Posts

Caelan Doris: ‘Going after someone’ for a mistake not my style

New Ireland captain Caelan Doris says he hasn’t adopted Johnny Sexton’s “assertiveness” as he tries to develop his own style of leadership. While Peter O’Mahony led Andy Farrell’s…

Exclusive: Wallabies selection twist as Schmidt set to bench Suaalii, surprise tip for Wilson replacement

Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii might have delivered one of the great performances on debut, but Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt looks set to slam the brakes on the new face of…

“ทิตาธร” อัปเดตอาการบาดเจ็บ พร้อมตอบคำถามการเป็นตัวแทน “ธีราทร”

แบ็คซ้ายวัย 27 ปี พอใจผลงานหลังช่วย “ทีมชาติไทย” เสมอกับ “เลบานอน” ยอมรับยังมีอะไรที่ต้องปรับปรุงอีกเยอะ “ทิตาธร อักษรศรี” แบ็คซ้ายทีมชาติไทย เผยหลังเกมเสมอ ทีมชาติเลบานอน 0-0 ในศึกฟุตบอลอุ่นเครื่องตามปฏิทินฟีฟ่าเดย์ (International Exhibition Matches) เมื่อวันที่ 14 พฤศจิกายน 2567 โดย ทิตาธร ได้เผยว่า “ก็ดีใจครับและภูมิใจที่ได้ลงไปทำหน้าที่ พอใจในฟอร์มของตัวเอง แต่ก็ยังมีอะไรที่ต้องปรับปรุงอีกเยอะครับ”…

France v All Blacks preview: Scott Robertson’s men to capitalise on ‘fantastic opportunity’ and end losing run against Les Bleus

These games are always special affairs and Saturday promises to be no different as France face the All Blacks in a mouth-watering Autumn Nations Series clash. Les Bleus…

Will the north’s hopes ‘go south’ in world rankings?

Having completed a clean sweep of wins in the first full set of fixtures in the Autumn Nations Series, the dominance of the leading southern hemisphere sides could…

England rugby’s late woes revealed as Borthwick in Springboks’ spotlight

England coach Steve Borthwick leads his side into Saturday’s match against world champions South Africa at Twickenham in desperate need of a win as he bids to end…

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *