Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez has confirmed that he will likely be out of the upcoming worldwide break with Argentina resulting from a persistent knee concern.
The World Cup winner needed to lower brief his involvement with the nationwide staff throughout final month’s worldwide break after being recognized with bone edema in his proper knee — a situation that causes fluid accumulation.
Chelsea have been cautious with the 24-year-old’s workload in current weeks, however Fernandez has now admitted that the knee downside has troubled him since earlier than the season kicked off.
After Chelsea’s 3-0 win over Wolves on Saturday evening, he acknowledged that he had been ‘having an issue with my knee within the final 4 months.’
Argentina’s solely scheduled recreation this month is a pleasant in opposition to Angola on November 14. Nonetheless, the midfielder has withdrawn from the squad and can now bear additional analysis at Chelsea’s Cobham coaching base.
‘I cannot be out there with Argentina,’ Fernandez stated. ‘I used to be simply speaking to the medical staff as a result of I had an issue with my knee for the final 4 months.
‘I got here with a bone edema that acquired worse within the final weeks and months as a result of we performed loads of video games.
‘I feel an important factor is coming to the tip of the season, and I feel it’s good to make this determination collectively. All the time respecting the docs and every thing.’
Blow
Regardless of a irritating opening half at Stamford Bridge, Fernandez proved pivotal in injecting the creativity Chelsea wanted to unlock the guests’ compact defence after the interval.
The Argentine midfielder deservedly claimed the Premier League’s player-of-the-match honour, dictating play from the centre of the park along with his distinctive passing vary and imaginative and prescient.
His composure and management helped others flourish, with Malo Gusto netting his first aim for Chelsea in what was his 98th look, whereas Joao Pedro and Pedro Neto additionally discovered the web within the second half.
The harm replace arrives simply as membership soccer pauses for the worldwide break—a interval that ought to permit Fernandez precious time to recuperate and handle his knee downside. Nonetheless, as soon as motion resumes, Chelsea face an intense run of fixtures.
The Blues journey to Turf Moor to satisfy Burnley on November 22, earlier than internet hosting Barcelona in a vital Champions League showdown three days later.
The month then wraps up with a high-stakes London derby in opposition to title-chasing Arsenal at Stamford Bridge, capping off what guarantees to be a demanding schedule earlier than Christmas.
