Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah insists he is okay regardless of being pressured off throughout Chelsea’s win over AC Milan on Sunday.
The 26-year-old limped out of the Blues’ 4-1 win at Stamford Bridge simply days after a fellow academy graduate suffered a critical damage.
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Levi Colwill sustained an anterior cruciate ligament damage upon the membership’s return to coaching this week.
The Chelsea defender will miss the vast majority of the 2025/26 season, having already undergone surgical procedure on the knee damage.
Nevertheless, Blues boss Enzo Maresca will probably be happy to know that his defensive assets have not been additional depleted.
Chalobah went down after a collision and was unable to proceed within the 57th minute regardless of receiving therapy.
The Englishman was noticed limping round to the bench after he was changed by 19-year-old Josh Acheampong.
Chalobah was then seen strolling usually after being taken off with the participant opting to not go down the tunnel afterwards.
And he insists that the knock he sustained was nothing however a short lived little bit of ache, as he mentioned to followers: “All good everybody, thanks for the messages.”
Regardless of Chelsea’s bulging squad an damage to Chalobah might’ve left them susceptible because the injury-prone Wesley Fofana with none pre-season motion to this point.
New signing Jorrel Hato, Benoit Badiashile – who was not named within the squad to face Milan – and teenager Acheampong might companion Tosin Adarabioyo for Chelsea’s Premier League opener towards Crystal Palace if Chalobah is not chosen.
Following Colwill’s damage, supervisor Maresca admitted his aspect will reluctantly enter the switch marketplace for a centre-back.
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After the 2-0 pre-season win over Bayer Leverkusen on Friday, he advised Channel 5: “It’s a precedence [signing a new defender] for me.
“Levi is a improbable participant. What we achieved final season is due to him. He performed a whole lot of video games with me, I really like him. We’re going to miss him. We’re additionally looking for totally different options.”
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Colwill performed 35 instances within the league final time period as his aspect completed fourth to safe Champions League qualification.
In coping with his absence, Renato Veiga, who can play centre-back, stays accessible on the market and is coaching away from the first-team.
Equally, Axel Disasi, who has additionally returned to the membership after a mortgage at Aston Villa, is one other defender at the moment a part of their ‘bomb squad’.
Chelsea, in the meantime, have continued to focus on attackers for the top of the summer season, having already made seven signings this summer season.
Joao Pedro, Liam Delap, Jami Gittens and Estevao Willian are the attackers who’ve walked by the door at Chelsea throughout this window.
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Alejandro Garnacho switch
Chelsea have opened preliminary talks to signal Alejandro Garnacho from Manchester United.
Garnacho is a left-wing goal, and the deal is separate from the membership’s ongoing pursuit of Leipzig’s Xavi Simons.
The Argentine winger is eager on a transfer to Stamford Bridge, whereas Chelsea need one other left-sided reinforcement.
They selected to not purchase Jadon Sancho, overriding an obligation of as much as £25million by paying a £5m penalty to Manchester United.
And with Mykhailo Mudryk unavailable after being charged by the FA for an anti-doping violation, and Sporting winger Geovany Quenda not arriving till summer season 2026, the Blues imagine one other winger is required.
talkSPORT understands Chelsea worth Garnacho at round £30m and have left talks till late within the window, working beneath the impression the worth for the 21-year-old Argentine will drop.