Chelsea’s director, Sonia Bompastor, has confirmed that Sam Kerr is being trained outside the group this week, while his trial of racially aggravated harassment continues.
The London Club is in action on Wednesday evening, while taking West Ham in the semifinals of the Subway League Cup. They will then welcome Everton on Sunday in a Fa cup Location of the fifth round.
Kerr, who has been marked for more than a year with an ACL injury, is Currently at trial to Kingston Crown Court accused of causing harassment racially aggravated after allegedly calling a “stupid and white” MET police officer In an incident happened in January 2023.
Bompastor initially stated at the end of last year that Kerr would probably return in February or March, as he was still training individually. The young man, 31, traveled with the squad in Portugal for a training camp last month, but his rehabilitation has been altered by the court case this week.
“Sam does not practice with us this week,” Bompastor said on Tuesday. “He is practicing individually.”
“The most important thing is that all of us in the club fully support Sam this week.”
The manager has also provided updates to Lucy Bronze and Sandy Baltimore, who both lost the weekend Wsl Win over Aston Villa. “There is no new injuries on Sunday,” Bomastor added.
“Sandy Baltimore and Lucy Bronze will not be available for the game tomorrow. We will see if they can be available for the game this weekend (against Everton at the FA CUP), but they will not be in the squad for tomorrow.”
Kerr is not the only player to recover from an ACL injury, as the USWNT striker, Mia Fishel, also suffered the knee injury while moving away from the international service in February last year. Bompastor on Tuesday admitted that it is difficult to give an exact return date for the 23 -year -old.
The manager concluded: “Mia goes well. He still does not fully practice with us, but he has been with us as part of the training sessions. He also practices with our team under the age of 18.
“She is in a very good place mentally and physically doing well. So it is a really positive news to her, even if it is difficult for me to give -you are an accurate date for her return.”
