Thomas Tuchel confirmed that Sunday’s London derby against Tottenham Hotspur will come too soon for centre-back Trevoh Chalobah to stage his return from injury.
The 22-year-old has been on the sidelines of late with a muscle injury he sustained in the 2-2 draw against title rivals Liverpool near the turn of the year.
With Thomas Tuchel’s side enduring a patchy run of form in league action ahead of the derby clash on Sunday on home turf against Spurs, the Chelsea manager admitted in his pre-match presser that Chalobah’s return from injury will not come in time for the forthcoming game.
“Trevoh Chalobah is back in team training but also way too early to play the game on Sunday. Nobody is coming back, it’s the same squad.”
Chalobah has emerged as a breakout star this season for the west London heavyweights who are rumoured to have dropped their plans of recruiting longstanding target Jules Kounde in the summer window following Chalobah’s exploits.
The English defensive talent is certain to present himself to be a regular on the team sheet at the Bridge in the near future with Tuchel staring hard at losing both Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen come the end of the campaign.
