He was injured against Fulham before the international break
\n LONDON
\nChelsea forward Liam Delap\u2019s hamstring injury is worse than initially feared and could keep him out until December, manager Enzo Maresca said on Friday ahead of his side\u2019s Premier League clash away at London rivals Brentford.
\nDelap, who joined from Ipswich Town for 30 million pounds ($41 million) in June, was injured against Fulham before the international break and initially it was expected he would miss six to eight weeks. \u201cIt\u2019s around 10 to 12 weeks,\u201d Maresca told reporters.
\nBetter news for Chelsea is that Cole Palmer, who was ruled out of the England squad because of a groin injury, is back in training and has a chance of facing Brentford.
\n\u201cCole took part in the session yesterday for the first time, not the entire session,\u201d the Italian said. \u201cWe have one more session this afternoon and we are going to try with him to see if he\u2019s okay, otherwise he will be out tomorrow.
\n\u201cWhen he is available, we need to manage him because of the amount of games.\u201d
\nChelsea will also likely hand a place on the bench to new signing Alejandro Garnacho, although Maresca said the Argentine winger was not yet 100% match fit after not playing this season before his move from Manchester United.
\n\u201cHe is working well. For sure, he needs to work because he arrived here not 100% fit,\u201d Maresca said. \u201cHe needs to work. He is working well and we will see. Hopefully we can give him minutes.\u201d
\nChelsea have begun the season well with seven points from three games although this week the club was hit with 74 charges by the Football Association for alleged breaches of regulations covering football agents, intermediaries and third-party investment in players spanning more than a decade.
\nThe FA said Chelsea had until September 19 to respond to the charge.
\nMaresca, however, played down any impact on the mood of the squad ahead of the return to Premier League action.
\n\u201cI don\u2019t think the players are too worried about the situation,\u201d he said. \u201cI know from the club that they are satisfied about the process. Personally, I have nothing to add.
\n\u201cI have no idea, to be honest. I want to focus on the pitch, something I can control.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
He was injured against Fulham before the international break LONDON Chelsea forward Liam Delap\u2019s hamstring injury is worse than initially feared and could keep him out until December, manager Enzo Maresca said on Friday ahead of his side\u2019s Premier League clash away at London rivals Brentford. Delap, who joined from Ipswich Town for 30 million […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-502569","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n