{"id":286824,"date":"2023-09-08T12:37:30","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T12:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=286824"},"modified":"2023-09-08T12:37:30","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T12:37:30","slug":"chelsea-dealt-new-injury-blow-as-pochettino-loses-lavia-in-training-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/chelsea-dealt-new-injury-blow-as-pochettino-loses-lavia-in-training-incident\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea dealt new injury blow as Pochettino loses Lavia in &#8216;training incident&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Mauricio Pochettino makes quick Nicolas Jackson U-turn after difficult Chelsea start<\/h3>\n<p>Chelsea could be facing another injury blow after reports out of Belgium claimed that new \u00a358million signing Romeo Lavia has picked up what could be a muscle tear during training. The young midfielder is yet to make his Blues debut since moving from Southampton in the summer and his first appearance may be further delayed if he is sidelined.<\/p>\n<p>Journalist\u00a0Sacha Tavolieri has insisted that Lavia picked up an ankle injury during a training session at Cobham, having not been called up by Belgium boss Domenico Tedesco for the current international period.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea are said to be sweating on the results of a scan after their 19-year-old starlet went over on his ankle after a challenge during the session, as he continued to build up his fitness in the hopes of impressing Mauricio Pochettino behind the scenes.<\/p>\n<p>The Blues have already suffered a number of lengthy injuries to key figures this season, as Wesley Fofana is out for an extended period once again while fellow new signing Christopher Nkunku is also yet to make his debut thanks to injuries.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> JUST IN <\/strong> <strong>Man Utd, Chelsea and Spurs bottom with Fulham top in alternative ticket table[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/590x\/secondary\/Chelsea-Romeo-Lavia-injury-4949944.jpg?r=1694173545363\"><\/p>\n<p>While captain Reece James has missed the last few games with a hamstring problem and Carney Chukwuemeka has also been out after an impressive start to the season thanks to his knee injury. Benoit Badiashile and Armando Broja are two more that are yet to feature under Pochettino, as they have been regarded as long-term absentees.<\/p>\n<p>With supporters looking forward to seeing Lavia as part of a new-look midfield with Moises Caicedo and Enzo Fernandez, Pochettino admitted that the Belgian was not yet ready to feature before the international break.<\/p>\n<p>We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you&#8217;ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Chelsea &#8216;asked about Awoniyi&#8217; 48 hours before deadline with Jackson struggling[TRANSFERS] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Graham Potter &#8216;in talks to join overseas club&#8217; five months after Chelsea sacking[REACTION] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Chelsea can dominate England with eight wonderkids as another new signing close[COMMENT] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/590x\/secondary\/Chelsea-Romeo-Lavia-injury-4949957.jpg?r=1694173545579\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/affiliateswidgets\/175x108\/1691756333486.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/affiliateswidgets\/115x50\/1691756340202.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/affiliateswidgets\/115x50\/1691756340202.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>To celebrate the new Premier League season, Sky has slashed the cost of Sky Sports from \u00a325 down to \u00a30 for the first\u00a0<em>six months<\/em>\u00a0of your contract! 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Cancel anytime during the trial and you&#8217;ll be charged nothing\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Lavia no [not ready to start],&#8221; Pochettino said before Chelsea&#8217;s win over Luton. &#8220;He needs a few weeks to be ready to be involved with the team. He is working to try and catch his team-mates. For Romeo we need to wait a few weeks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Pochettino is clearly a big fan of Lavia, however, as the club worked hard to beat Liverpool to his signature while also gazumping them to the British record deal of Caicedo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we all know him, his quality, his profile. He\u2019s the perfect player for this project,&#8221; Pochettino said after Lavia was announced as a Chelsea player. &#8220;We are excited and so happy to add him in the squad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/football\/1810776\/Chelsea-news-injury-Mauricio-Pochettino-Romeo-Lavia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mauricio Pochettino makes quick Nicolas Jackson U-turn after difficult Chelsea start Chelsea could be facing another injury blow after reports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":286823,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Chelsea dealt new injury blow as Pochettino loses Lavia in &#039;training incident&#039; - 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