Chelsea have been left sweating over the fitness of midfielder Romeo Lavia after Belgium manager Domenico Tedesco confirmed a hamstring. injury it has kept him out of training.
Lavia missed a handful of games earlier this season with a hamstring injury and limped out of the 1-1 draw with Arsenal with what appeared to be a similar theme, although he was still called up for Belgium’s squad for November’s internationals.
“I got a little hit,” he said RTL Sports after the call. “Right now, we’re testing to see if it’s OK, but I think it should be OK.”
Unfortunately for Chelsea and Lavia, it appears the 20-year-old may need some time on the sidelines as Tedesco confirmed Lavia has not trained with the Belgium national team.
Tedesco initially sparked fears of a further injury by admitting Lavia was one of the few players injured “today”, before clarifying: “Romeo Lavia has a hamstring problem, it was bothering him this morning and we didn’t want risk us.”
Chelsea return to action after the international break with a trip to Enzo Maresca’s former club Leicester City, but Lavia’s involvement in the game is now clearly in doubt as the club’s leaders are unlikely to Blues will take a chance with a player who missed all but one week. campaign 2023/24.
