Report: Chelsea ace ruled out until March as Blues suffer injury blow | OneFootball

Dario Essugo is expected to be out until March after the midfielder suffered a setback in training according to The Athletic.

The 20-year-old joined Chelsea from Sporting Lisbon in the summer for £18.2m, and made his debut at the Club World Cup, but has yet to feature this season.

Essugo picked up a thigh injury on international duty back in September, and he’s yet to return to action despite having returned to training.

Dario Essugo expected to be out until March

Essugo underwent surgery, and was initially expected to be sidelined for 12 weeks, but it’s turned out to be much longer than that.

The Portugal under-21 international had returned to training, and was part of the match day squad for the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final against Arsenal.

Essugo is yet to make an appearance this season. (Photo by Eddie Keogh/Getty Images)

Rosenior revealed he was very close to bringing Essugo on, but he’s going to have to wait longer to make his first appearance of the season.

The Chelsea boss confirmed Essugo slipped in training, and was set to be ruled out for a month, and The Athletic have reported he’s going to be out until March.

Essugo’s injury issues along with those of Romeo Lavia have left the Blues short in midfield, and explains why they looked into a short term move for Douglas Luiz last month.

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