Chelsea star Enzo Fernandez suffers damage blow

Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez has confirmed that he might be out of the upcoming worldwide break with Argentina on account of a persistent knee problem.

The World Cup winner needed to reduce quick his involvement with the nationwide crew throughout final month’s worldwide break after being identified with bone edema in his proper knee — a situation that causes fluid accumulation.

Chelsea have been cautious with the 24-year-old’s workload in current weeks, however Fernandez has now admitted that the knee drawback has troubled him since earlier than the season kicked off.

After Chelsea’s 3-0 win over Wolves on Saturday evening, he acknowledged that he had been ‘having an issue with my knee within the final 4 months.’

Argentina’s solely scheduled recreation this month is a pleasant in opposition to Angola on November 14. Nonetheless, the midfielder has withdrawn from the squad and can now bear additional analysis at Chelsea’s Cobham coaching base.

‘I cannot be accessible with Argentina,’ Fernandez mentioned. ‘I used to be simply speaking to the medical crew as a result of I had an issue with my knee for the final 4 months.

‘I got here with a bone edema that bought worse within the final weeks and months as a result of we performed lots of video games.

‘I believe a very powerful factor is coming to the tip of the season, and I believe it’s good to make this resolution collectively. At all times respecting the docs and all the pieces.’

Blow

Regardless of a irritating opening half at Stamford Bridge, Fernandez proved pivotal in injecting the creativity Chelsea wanted to unlock the guests’ compact defence after the interval.

The Argentine midfielder deservedly claimed the Premier League’s player-of-the-match honour, dictating play from the centre of the park together with his distinctive passing vary and imaginative and prescient.

His composure and management helped others flourish, with Malo Gusto netting his first aim for Chelsea in what was his 98th look, whereas Joao Pedro and Pedro Neto additionally discovered the web within the second half.

The damage replace arrives simply as membership soccer pauses for the worldwide break—a interval that ought to permit Fernandez beneficial time to get well and handle his knee drawback. Nevertheless, as soon as motion resumes, Chelsea face an intense run of fixtures.

The Blues journey to Turf Moor to satisfy Burnley on November 22, earlier than internet hosting Barcelona in an important Champions League showdown three days later.

The month then wraps up with a high-stakes London derby in opposition to title-chasing Arsenal at Stamford Bridge, capping off what guarantees to be a demanding schedule earlier than Christmas.