The latest Chelsea injury news with Liam Rosenior refusing to clarify whether two of his Blues players will feature again before the season concludes
Liam Rosenior was unable to clarify the fitness of Jamie Gittens and Filip Jorgensen with the Chelsea head coach uncertain whether either player will play again this season.
Gittens has not played since the 3-2 win over West Ham United on January 31, where the England Under-21 international limped off with a hamstring injury. The 21-year-old was due to make his comeback towards the end of last month but suffered another setback in his recovery.
Jorgensen, meanwhile, has not played since the goalkeeper’s blunder in the first-leg defeat to Paris Saint-Germain just over a month ago. The Danish shot-stopper underwent successful minor surgery on a groin injury around a week after the PSG defeat and Rosenior is unsure whether either will play for him again before the season reaches its conclusion.
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“I can’t give you a definitive answer on that,” replied Rosenior, when asked by football.london if Gittens will play again this season. “Jamie actually has responded really well to his last setback but I don’t want to put pressure on him. We need to make sure he’s right in the long term.”
Asked the same question on Jorgensen, Rosenior replied: “The same [answer as Gittens].”
Jorgensen has made only 10 appearances in all competitions for the Blues this season and his future at Stamford Bridge is in doubt. There was interest in the 24-year-old in the January transfer window but Chelsea were unwilling to sanction an exit for a goalkeeper midway through the campaign.
Gittens, meanwhile, has 27 appearances to his name in his debut season after signing from Borussia Dortmund last summer. While we have seen flashes of Gittens’ talent, there has not been enough in terms of end product, with the winger scoring just one goal since arriving.
Chelsea are also set to be without Reece James for this evening’s Premier League clash with Manchester United. The Blues captain is closing in on a return from a hamstring injury but is not yet ready to take any part at Stamford Bridge.
Levi Colwill is a long-term absentee and while there is clear progress in his rehabilitation process, Chelsea will not rush the England international back due to the severity of the ACL injury he sustained last August.
Meanwhile, a decision will be made on the fitness of Trevoh Chalobah. The 26-year-old defender was stretchered off in March’s second-leg loss to PSG and while the injury was not as bad as first feared, it has kept him out for over a month now.
Chalobah has been in modified training with his teammates this week and a late decision will be made to see whether he is fit enough to play any part against Man United.
