Levi Colwill, a key defender for Chelsea, has suffered a significant knee injury, damaging his anterior cruciate ligament during training. The injury occurred in the final minutes of a session on Monday and may sideline him for the majority of the season. Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca emphasized Colwill's importance to the team, acknowledging his contributions to their previous season's successes. In light of this injury, the club has secured backup at left centre-back by signing Jorrel Hato from Ajax for around £37 million. Chelsea is preparing to play Bayer Leverkusen in a friendly on Friday.
Chelsea will be without key defender Levi Colwill for an extended period of months after he injured his knee in training. The England international, 22, damaged the anterior cruciate ligament of his knee on Monday and could miss most of the season.
I spoke with him yesterday and I told him that if we achieve what we achieved last year, it is also because of him - and he was a main player for us.
It (the injury) was in the first session on Monday, just in the last minutes of the session.
Chelsea have already signed cover at left centre-back after signing Jorrel Hato from Ajax for around £37m.
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