CHELSEA are set to be without three first team stars when they face Bournemouth this weekend.
The Blues travel to the Vitality Stadium to face Andoni Iraola’s side on Sunday.
Chelsea have returned to training at Cobham[/caption]
Three players were missing from training[/caption]
However, they have been hit with a huge injury blow.
First team stars Armando Broja, Benoit Badiashile and Romeo Lavia were all missing from training on Friday morning.
Lavia, who joined the club in a £58million transfer from Southampton this summer, suffered an ankle injury last week.
Reports suggest that he could be sidelined until the end of October.
Broja and Badiashile were thought to have been close to returning following their respective injuries, but they are yet to feature in training with the rest of the team.
And Chelsea fans have been left devastated as a result.
One person tweeted: “… When’s the next international break?”
Another added: “Nothing can surprise me with this club again, especially in terms of injuries.”
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Lavia picked up an ankle injury last week[/caption]
While a third person wrote: “Being a Chelsea fan is never easy!”
Chelsea have confirmed that both Broja and Badiashile have entered the “reconditioning phase” of training.
Broja has not appeared for the Blues since December following his ACL inury.
Meanwhile, Badiashile picked up a groin injury at the end of the 2022-23 season which has kept him unavailable.
Summer signing Christopher Nkunku is also unavailable for selection.
The striker suffered a knee injury during pre-season which required surgery.
He is now expected to be sidelined until December.
September 15, 2023 at 05:55PM
from The Sun