{"id":629010,"date":"2023-09-08T10:43:45","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T14:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=629010"},"modified":"2023-09-08T10:43:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T14:43:45","slug":"chelsea-injury-news-romeo-lavia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/09\/08\/chelsea-injury-news-romeo-lavia\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea Suffer Disastrous Setback After Latest Update on &#8216;Generational Talent&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sachatavolieri\/status\/1700093096640282694?t=ObsojyUXSKSev6wCIipqjg&amp;s=19\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sacha Tavolieri<\/a> has just dropped disastrous news for Chelsea fans. According to the journalist, one of the Blues&#8217; star players has suffered an injury blow.<\/p>\n<p>[metabet_core_side_odds_tile query=&#8221;soe\/chelsea&#8221; size=&#8221;350&#215;350&#8243; style=&#8221;fraction&#8221; site_id=&#8221;lastwordonsports&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Chelsea&#8217;s Injury Woes Worsen as Star Suffers an Injury Blow<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Watch<\/strong>: Did Chelsea make the most of their deadline day?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What Chelsea NEED To Do on Deadline Day for Pochettino\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jE1GPPzVrFA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Latest Addition to Chelsea&#8217;s Long Injury List<\/h3>\n<p>The Premier League giants have been plagued with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.premierinjuries.com\/teams\/chelsea\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">injuries<\/a> from the beginning of the season. Summer arrival Christopher Nkunku underwent a knee operation and is expected to be out until December. Promising centre-back Wesley Fofana unfortunately suffered an Anterior Cruciate Ligament injury which is expected to keep him out of action for a considerable period of time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/09\/07\/chelsea-ian-maatsen-future-decision\/\" target=\"_self\">In the Next Weeks\/Months\u2019: Fabrizio Romano Gives Key Update on \u2018Clever\u2019 Chelsea Star\u2019s Future After Deadline Day Drama<\/a><\/p>\n<p>First-choice right-back, Reece James is also suffering from a thigh issue since the start of the season and is nearing a return to the field. Carney Chukwuemeka, Mykhailo Mudryk, Trevoh Chalobah, Benoit Badiashile and Armando Broja are the other names in the long injury list of the Stamford Bridge-based side.<\/p>\n<h3>Romeo Lavia Hit With a Potentially Serious Injury Blow<\/h3>\n<p>Tavolieri revealed through his social media that the Londoner&#8217;s big-money summer signing has suffered an injury in training with the club. It is suspected that the injury could potentially be a serious one. The Belgian suffered an ankle issue and the journalist reported that it could possibly be a muscle tear in the ankle. The cause of the injury is yet to be disclosed.<\/p>\n<p>Lavia was signed from Southampton this summer after a dramatic turn of events. Liverpool were linked to the player for a long time and had submitted <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1688582798242623488?t=8sqddeexk47_CPdaX5PiAA&amp;s=19\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">multiple official bids<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: \u2018<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/09\/01\/conor-gallagher-spurs-deal-off\/\" target=\"_self\">Now Off\u2019: Journalist Drops Shocking Chelsea Update as Deal for \u00a350m-Rated Midfielder Falls Through<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A Southampton director revealed that they had <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1691499265644802049?t=C4NXcnHzL5__DAvn3PHzqw&amp;s=19\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">already accepted<\/a> an offer from the Merseyside club before the bid from Chelsea arrived. The 2020 Champions League winners paid a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1691547649424388096?t=tfpOKjLta1oQ-2LQO6MR-w&amp;s=19\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">transfer fee<\/a> of \u00a353m fixed plus \u00a35m add-ons to snatch the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpool.com\/liverpool-fc-news\/features\/liverpool-transfer-bid-jurgen-klopp-27275827\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">generational talent<\/a>&#8221; away from their Premier League rivals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Featured Image<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_628386\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-628386\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-628386 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/09\/Chelsea_Football_Club_Stamford_Bridge_12-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Image of Stamford Bridge while empty\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/09\/Chelsea_Football_Club_Stamford_Bridge_12-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/09\/Chelsea_Football_Club_Stamford_Bridge_12-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/09\/Chelsea_Football_Club_Stamford_Bridge_12-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/09\/Chelsea_Football_Club_Stamford_Bridge_12-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/09\/Chelsea_Football_Club_Stamford_Bridge_12-1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-628386\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Featured image: Wikimedia Commons. Ank Kumar. https:\/\/commons.m.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Chelsea_Football_Club,_Stamford_Bridge_12.jpg CC BY-SA 4.0. https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sacha Tavolieri has just dropped disastrous news for Chelsea fans. According to the journalist, one of the Blues&#8217; star players has suffered an injury blow. [metabet_core_side_odds_tile query=&#8221;soe\/chelsea&#8221; size=&#8221;350&#215;350&#8243; style=&#8221;fraction&#8221; site_id=&#8221;lastwordonsports&#8221;] Chelsea&#8217;s Injury Woes Worsen as Star Suffers an Injury Blow Watch: Did Chelsea make the most of their deadline day? 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