Chelsea defender Levi Colwill Facing a long fate of the action after having undergone surgery on an injury to the previous cross ligament.
The club said Thursday The fact that the international of England Colwill underwent a “successful surgery” after “medical assessments have confirmed that surgery would be the line of conduct required”.
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The injury occurred as Chelsea presented itself in pre-season training this week, after their victory over Paris Saint-Germain in the club World Cup final three weeks earlier.
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca was a worrying earlier about Colwill’s injury.
“It was during the first session on Monday, just in the last minutes of the session,” said Maresca at a press conference. “He felt something and, as I said, we have to wait and then we see.
“We do not know how long he will go out. I spoke to him yesterday and I told him that if we realize what we achieved last year, it is also because of him – and he was a main player for us.”
Colwill, 22, was a key interpreter of Chelsea last season, making 43 appearances in all competitions while the London team finished fourth in the Premier League and won the UEFA conference league as well as the club World Cup.
Chelsea launched her Premier League campaign at home at Crystal Palace on August 17. Colwill could possibly open the door to Jorrel HatoChelsea’s new signature from Ajax.
PA Sport information was used in this report.
