Worrying update on Liam Delap as uncertainty crops up about Chelsea man's hamstring injury - journalist
Chelsea were already aware they were going to be without Liam Delap for a prolonged period of time, however there is still uncertainty over how severe his injury actually is.
Delap had forced his way into Enzo Maresca’s starting side after starting the season opener on the bench, however in just the third game of the season he limped off injured against Fulham.
The news came at a very unfortunate time for the Englishman. He had really impressed against West Ham, and looked set to establish himself as a key player very early into his career at Stamford Bridge.
Original reports stated Delap was set to miss up to 10 weeks of action, however did not require surgery on the injury.
Chelsea actually unsure when Liam Delap will return from injury
However, journalist Matt Law has stated that the latest he has heard is that the Blues are not actually sure on how long he is going to be out for, with the club waiting for more scans to establish the outcome.
He said to the London is Blue podcast: “The club aren’t fully certain still of exactly how long it will be [for Delap]. I know that there was a scan on Monday, but Chelsea are still waiting on further scans to be absolutely sure of a time scale on that hamstring injury.”
Chelsea have a record now for not rushing players back from injury problems, with Reece James benefitting from this and enjoying a very strong run of fitness.
With Champions League and EFL Cup fixtures about to fill out the schedule, the injury comes at a bad time for Chelsea, who have had to return to the drawing board to plan without their new striker.
Chelsea’s plan without Delap
It is likely that Joao Pedro returns to the striker position in the absence of Delap, despite him impressing greatly in a slightly deeper role.
The Blues have brought back Marc Guiu from his very brief loan spell at Sunderland, however did allow Nicolas Jackson to leave the club to join Bayern Munich.
It remains to be seen what the Blues decide to do when it comes to EFL Cup games, given the fact Guiu is now ineligible to play after featuring for Sunderland.
Maresca may turn to the youth for those games, and could strike gold with Shumaira Mheuka following his excellent start to the campaign for both club and country.
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