Chelsea and British star Levi Colwill underwent surgery with his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) after a severe knee injury that lasted on the first day of preseason training. The defender is expected to be on the sidelines for the rest of the season, so Chelsea was able to race and sign former player Mark Guech from Crystal Palace.
The Chelsea team returned to training Monday, just three weeks after their FIFA Club World Cup victory in New Jersey on July 13th. On Thursday, coach Enzo Maresca revealed that Colwill encountered a “problem” while training and the club was waiting for a diagnosis. The results of the scans performed on Wednesday were promptly undergoing surgery and successful surgery.
The club said: “Defender Levi Colwill had a successful surgery for his anterior cruciate ligament injury today. The 22-year-old has returned to Cobham for preseason at the start of this week and unfortunately suffered an injury in training.
“The medical assessment confirmed that surgery will be a necessary course of action. Levi now begins his recovery and will be supported by the medical department of Cobham’s club during the rehabilitation phase.”
Maresca explained: “It was the last moment of Monday’s first session. He felt something and like I said, we need to wait.”
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The Blues Academy alumni made 47 appearances in both the club and country last season, contributing to the West London Club’s UEFA Conference League victory and Champions League qualifying.
When Colwill’s injuries questioned whether they needed to re-enter the cover’s transfer market this summer, Maresca replied. “It depends. We have to wait.
“But we’ve known each other since last year. And you know how important Levi is, in our way. I spoke with him yesterday and told him that if we achieve what we achieved last year, it’s his fault as well, and that he’s our main player.”
Chelsea was offloaded to the palace in 2021, a cool £18 million palace. The English defender is now in the final year of his contract alongside Liverpool and Newcastle, who bid last summer.
Chelsea already has 37 million pounds on Ajax teenage defender Jarrell Dote, but Maresca has revealed that Wesley Fofana, who had hamstring surgery in April, is not yet suitable to return to her upcoming friendly against Bayer Leverkusen on Friday and Ack Milano on Sunday.
“Wes is back,” Maresca confirmed. “He’s training with us. I don’t think he’s ready to get a few minutes in the next two games, but perhaps he’ll be available for palace matches.”
