After being sidelined due to injury, Chelsea’s young midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka has returned to normal training. He is expected to be able to attend Fulham’s away match on October 3.

Chukwuemeka was just bought by Chelsea from Aston Villa last summer for 20 million pounds. Last season, this 19-year-old English player played a total of 15 matches for the Blues and did not score any goals.

In the 2023/24 Premier League, Chukwuemeka started in both first rounds. In the match Chelsea lost 1-3 to West Ham on August 20, Chukwuemeka scored the only goal for the away team, before having to make way for Mykhailo Mudryk due to a knee injury.

The above incident caused Chukwuemeka to have to go on the operating table for complete treatment. According to doctors’ predictions at that time, he would need about 6 weeks to recover. If that’s true, the fact that Chukwuemeka has just returned to training means he has recovered faster than expected.

Although Chukwuemeka is healthy and no longer under the care of doctors, coach Mauricio Pochettino is still worried about the situation of Chelsea’s force. The reason is because the list of Chelsea players having to take time off due to injury at this time is still very long. That list includes Sarr, Broja, Chalobah, Badiashile, Bettinelli, James, Nkunku and Fofana.

The above fact is one of the reasons why Chelsea continuously receives unsatisfactory results. Having only collected 5 points after 6 matches in the Premier League 2023/24, the Stamford Bridge home team is currently ranked 14th on the Premier League rankings this season.