Chelsea confirm summer signing set to miss rest of the season with injury

Chelsea have confirmed midfielder Romeo Lavia will miss the remainder of the 2023/24 season due to injury.

Lavia was one of many signings made by Chelsea during the 2023 transfer window, with the Belgium international turning down advances from Liverpool to make a £58m move to Stamford Bridge.

Since leaving Southampton, however, things haven't gone to plan for Lavia. The midfielder missed the first four months of the 2023/24 season with an ankle injury suffered in training back in September and, following just 32 minutes of Premier League action, he once again limped off with a muscle ailment in a win over Crystal Palace at the end of December.

Lavia has been out of action ever since and, following a recent assessment of his recovery, the club have confirmed he will be out of action for the remainder of the current campaign.

Their statement reads: "Midfielder Romeo Lavia is to unfortunately miss the remainder of our 2023/24 campaign following a setback in his recovery.

"Recent medical assessments have confirmed that Lavia, who sustained a significant thigh injury against Crystal Palace back in December, will not feature again this season."

Mauricio Pochettino's side have dealt with a myriad of injury concerns throughout the season, leading to huge underperformance in the Premier League. The Blues are currently rooted in mid-table despite spending around £1bn on new players in recent years.

On top of Lavia's absence, Chelsea are set to be without Wesley Fofana, captain Reece James and Christopher Nkunku for this weekend's clash with Burnley at Stamford Bridge, while Malo Gusto, Levi Colwill, Lesley Ugochukwu, Cole Palmer and Carney Chukwuemeka are all also doubts with various ailments.

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