Chelsea news as the severity of Christopher Nkunku's knee injury suffered against Borussia Dortmund looks to be better than first expected
Chelsea have been handed a huge boost in their injury concerns over summer signing Christopher Nkunku ahead of the start of the 2023/24 season.
The France international arrived at Stamford Bridge from RB Leipzig on the back of an injury-hit season. However, despite missing a large portion of games, Nkunku set the Bundesliga alight and finished joint top-scorer in Germany.
There has been no indication over the severity of the injury, with many worried that the 25-year-old would miss next week's Premier League season opener against Liverpool.
Nkunku and the rest of the Chelsea squad returned to Cobham on Thursday after spending over two weeks in the United States. It's suggested that early medical assessments are positive, though there has been no confirmation from the club.
"Had the chance to score. But he feels something in his knee but hopefully it is not a big issue and that he can be quick with the team. Now we need a few days to assess him and until we get back to London it is difficult to know."
Despite the positive news, the report does claim he is likely to miss the visit of Liverpool on August 13. After becoming a regular under Pochettino in their Premier League Summer Series participation, Nkunku was likely to start in attack at Stamford Bridge.
Fellow summer signing Nicolas Jackson is now on course to make his Premier League debut. The former Villarreal man, like Nkunku, has impressed in his new colours with goals against Brighton and Newcastle.
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