By Oscar Sandoval
The striker could be left out of the first part of the season
Mauricio Pochettino will have to overcome the first obstacle in front of ChelseaThe injury to Christopher Nkunku, who had taken over the attack in the preseason, leaves the coach without his offensive reference before the start of the Premier League and could recover it after the first half.
Chelsea Football Club has today released the following statement about Christopher Nkunku. ⤵️
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) August 8, 2023
The bad news came to Stamford Bridge in the form of injury, the loss of one of the reinforcements for this season and a footballer who left a good feeling in the preparation games scoring three goals in four games will mark the start of the season for the ‘Blues ‘.
Chelsea reported through a statement that Nkunku suffered “a knee injury” that will leave him out of activity “for a prolonged period”, explained that the striker has undergone surgery and will now begin a rehabilitation program with the club’s medical staff .
The Frenchman was injured in the friendly against Borussia Dortmund and the severity is greater than what was thought after the first explorations, the newspaper The Telegraph He points out that it is “ruled out until December” and points out that this event “will increase the desire” of Pochettino to sign a striker in the current transfer market.
The squad numbers assigned to our summer signings for the 2023/24 campaign have been confirmed! ✅
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) August 8, 2023
2023-08-08 19:02:50
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