“Hoping to return” – Chelsea dealt crushing Marc Cucurella blow as journalist shares injury update | OneFootball

Marc Cucurella is set to miss the next three to four weeks after undergoing a scan on his hamstring according to journalist Nizaar Kinsella.

Cucurella was substituted at half time in the draw with Leeds, and missed the FA Cup fourth round win against Hull on Friday night.

Rosenior confirmed after the game he couldn’t give a time frame for Cucurella, who’s made 35 appearances in all competitions this season.

Marc Cucurella set to miss three-four weeks with hamstring injury

Jorrel Hato played the second half against Leeds, and started the game against Hull, and it’s likely the teenager will continue to fill in.

It had been reported the Spanish Football Federation were concerned about Cucurella given he’s set to play a key role at the World Cup this summer.

Cucurella is set to miss the next three games with a hamstring injury. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

However, Kinsella has now provided an update, and whilst the news isn’t great it’s much better than it could have been.

He took to X.com and said:

“Marc Cucurella is hoping to return in 3-4 weeks having had a scan on his hamstring.

“As he has explained, Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior is generally cautious about putting time-frames on injuries to avoid putting pressure on players when going through their recovery.”

If the time frame is correct Cucurella is set to miss the next three league games against Burnley, Arsenal and Aston Villa.

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The 27-year-old will have two years left on his contract, and under this ownership that’s the point where a new deal is signed or the player is sold.

He signed improved terms last year, but the contract length remained the same, and it will be interesting to see what Chelsea decide to do this summer.