Maurizio Sarri has revealed that Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi will miss at least three months of action, having suffered a ruptured achilles.
Hudson-Odoi hobbled off during Chelsea’s 2-2 draw with Burnley on Monday night. It was a freak, non-contact incident which saw his time on the field come to an end.
CHO was swiftly diagnoses with a suspected ruptured achilles, as he revealed on his Twitter account soon after the game ended.
Really gutted to end my season with an Ruptured Achilles, gotta work hard and try and come back stronger for next season!!!😢🙏🏾❤️ pic.twitter.com/PXC53WszdH
— Callum Hudson-Odoi (@Calteck10) April 22, 2019
And he subsequently went under the knife…
Opperation was Successful, Thank God always and thank you all for your messages and support,the return begins now!!!❤️❤️🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/14qw4rgRK2
— Callum Hudson-Odoi (@Calteck10) April 24, 2019
This is a sickening sight for Chelsea fans, who had campaigned for the entire season to see Sarri recognise Hudson-Odoi’s value and give him the game-time he deserves.
He’d just began to put a run of games together and looked as though he could be crucial in the end of season run-in. However, the injury stopped him in his tracks.
A ruptured achilles is a serious injury, one which may well rule Hudson-Odoi out of the start of the 2019/20 campaign.
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Sarri appears to be remaining optimistic over the youngster’s recovery time, however. He revealed in his pre-Manchester United presser that it’s around the three month mark.
As Simon Johnson reports…
#Sarri says #HudsonOdoi out for three months for sure, then have to see the condition. If he is able to play.
— Simon Johnson (@SJohnsonSport) April 26, 2019
As with all long-term injuries, we’ll just have to wait and see…
