It stays to be seen if Enzo Fernandez can get well in time for the Copa America in June.© AFP
Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez will miss the remainder of the season after surgical procedure on a groin damage on Thursday. Fernandez has been struggling for a number of weeks with a hernia and struggled to make an affect throughout Tuesday’s 5-Zero thrashing at Arsenal. The 23-year-old Argentina star can be absent for Chelsea’s final six league video games and it stays to be seen if he can get well in time for the Copa America in June. Fernandez, a World Cup winner in 2022, is the most recent Chelsea participant to be hit with an damage setback in a dismal season for the Premier League membership.
At instances, Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino has had as many as 12 gamers unavailable, together with his workforce languishing in ninth place on account of their health and type points.
Their thrashing in opposition to Arsenal adopted Saturday’s 1-Zero FA Cup semi-final loss to Manchester City at Wembley because the strain mounts on Pochettino.
Fernandez, signed from Benfica for 107 million kilos ($133 million) in January 2023, has made 28 league appearances this time period, scoring three targets.
“Enzo Fernandez has today undergone successful surgery on a groin issue and will now begin a period of rehabilitation, sidelining him for the remainder of Chelsea’s 2023/24 season,” a membership assertion stated.
“The 23-year-old midfielder will work with the club’s medical department on his rehabilitation at Cobham.”
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