Chelsea star Romeo Lavia will be out for a month | OneFootball

Chelsea midfielder Romeo Lavia will be out of action for at least a month with a quadriceps injury (h/t journalist Nizaar Kinsella).

The Blues will likely be without Lavia for games in the league and Europe in the coming weeks, although the international break may help mitigate the blow.

The Chelsea ace has struggled with injuries since joining the club, and the latest setback comes at the worst of times.

Lavia would have been key for Chelsea in midfield for games against Arsenal and Barcelona later this month.

Described as ‘unbelievable‘, his press resistance and ability to play line-breaking passes under pressure are second to none in the Chelsea squad.

While the latest setback is not as severe as initially feared, he is a notoriously slow healer.

He might not return until the second week of December, around the time the Blues take on Everton, missing six games.

Enzo Fernandez has already withdrawn from international duty to recover from an injury, while Moises Caicedo has been playing through the pain barrier.

Chelsea will hope to emerge from this international break unscathed.

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Chelsea’s Andrey Santos has taken time to adapt, but he is finally starting to look the part.

He has become more influential in the engine room and can now be trusted in high-pressure environments.

With Lavia expected to be sidelined for some time and Fernandez and Caicedo being managed, Andrey will be key to Enzo Maresca’s tactics in these upcoming games.

Reece James is also an option in the middle of the park as Chelsea aim to defy the odds and take down two feared sides.