Chelsea have been dealt an infinite harm blow after discovering that main quantity 9 Nicolas Jackson will likely be sidelined for the foreseeable future with a hamstring harm.
The Senegal worldwide suffered the setback throughout Chelsea’s 2-1 win over West Ham United on switch deadline day. Reasonably mockingly, the Blues allowed ahead Joao Felix to depart the membership on mortgage for AC Milan on the identical day.
Enzo Maresca has since confirmed that Jackson will likely be absent till the March worldwide break on the very earliest, with 19-year-old striker Marc Guiu additionally sidelined with a “lengthy harm” after struggling a hamstring drawback towards the Hammers.
“Nicolas Jackson will likely be out till after the [March] worldwide break,” admitted the forlorn Italian.
“We knew it was a muscular drawback however we did not know the way essential it was as a result of his response was fairly good. We thought it was not an enormous harm however sadly he had the scan just a few days in the past and it is a crucial one. Will probably be round six to eight weeks.”
Jackson is ready to overlook a minimal of seven matches for Chelsea, together with each legs of the membership’s Convention League final 16 conflict with certainly one of Gent, Actual Betis, Copenhagen or Heidenheim.
The 23-year-old, who has scored 9 targets and supplied 5 assists this time period, can even miss 5 Premier League video games, together with tough away journeys to Brighton & Hove Albion, Aston Villa and Arsenal.
Chelsea will hope that Jackson is on the market for his or her first match after the worldwide break at dwelling to London rivals Tottenham Hotspur.
With Guiu additionally on the therapy desk, Chelsea’s solely recognised senior centre-forward is the out-of-sorts Christopher Nkunku, who has largely been restricted to appearances within the Convention League and home cup competitions this time period.
He has scored twice in 20 Premier League appearances – simply three of which have been begins – and will likely be relied upon for targets within the coming weeks offering Maresca persists with the £52m man.
Chelsea video games Nicolas Jackson may miss with harm
Date | Competitors | Opponent |
|---|---|---|
14/02/25 | Premier League | Brighton (A) |
22/02/25 | Premier League | Aston Villa (A) |
25/02/25 | Premier League | Southampton (H) |
06/03/25 | Europa Convention League | Gent, Actual Betis, Copenhagen or Heidenheim (A) |
09/03/25 | Premier League | Leicester (H) |
13/03/25 | Europa Convention League | Gent, Actual Betis, Copenhagen or Heidenheim (H) |
16/03/25 | Premier League | Arsenal (A) |
