Chelsea defender Levi Colwill has had surgical procedure on a severe knee harm and is predicted to overlook many of the season.
The 22-year-old sustained an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) harm throughout his first coaching session after the Membership World Cup on Tuesday, and has since had a scan and operation.
ACL accidents usually rule gamers out for between six and 9 months.
Colwill was a close to ever-present for Chelsea final season within the Premier League, beginning 35 of their 38 matches as they certified for the Champions League.
The England worldwide additionally performed a serious function instead within the Convention League closing and throughout the Membership World Cup, as Chelsea gained their first two main trophies underneath the present possession.
When requested if Chelsea wanted to signal one other defender to exchange Colwill at his media convention earlier than friendlies towards Bayer Leverkusen and AC Milan, Maresca stated: “It relies upon – we’ll wait and see.
“You understand in our means, how essential Levi has been. I spoke with him yesterday and I advised him that if we obtain what we achieved final yr, additionally it is due to him – and he was a most important participant for us.”
Chelsea’s different defensive choices are new signing Jorrel Hato, Tosin Adarabioyo, Benoit Badiashile, Trevoh Chalobah and Josh Acheampong.
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