Sad! Chelsea star Colewell undergoes surgery after suffering an ACL injury during training

Chelsea has confirmed that Levi Colewell has suffered an ACL injury and will miss most of the 2025/26 season. The defender underwent surgery after a scan confirmed the unfortunate news.

In a statement issued by Chelsea, the FIFA Club World Cup champion confirmed that Colewell was injured in his first training session after a short summer break. The Blues have a long season as they competed in the UEFA qualifiers at the beginning of the season and then competed in the Club World Cup after the Premier League season. The statement from the

club is as follows:

defender Levi Colewell successfully completed the ACL surgery today. The 22-year-old returned to Cobham for the preseason early this week, but unfortunately suffered an injury in practice. Medical evaluation confirms that surgery is necessary. Levay will now begin to recover and during the recovery phase he will be supported by the medical department of the Cobham Club. ”The news of an ACL injury and undergoing surgery came hours after head coach Enzo Maresca revealed they had problems with Colewell. The Italian coach hinted that this was not good news and they would lose a key player for a long time.

"This was at the first meeting on Monday, just in the last few minutes of the meeting. He felt something, like I said, we need to wait and see. We don't know how long he will be out. I talked to him yesterday and I told him that if we can achieve last year's results, it's because of him - he's our main player. ”

Chelsea lost Fofana at the start of the 2023/24 season, with his ACL injured and the Frenchman was out for 350 days. According to the BBC, Levi Colewell is expected to be out for 6 to 9 months.

Levi Colewell made a bold prediction for Chelsea's 2025/26 season

Levi Colewell said in an interview with the BBC last month that he supported Chelsea winning the Premier League or the Champions League next season. He claimed the team was ready to challenge the championship and said:

"I said at the beginning of this game that our plan is to win the game, and people looked at me as if I was crazy." So what I'm going to say now is the same thing going into the Premier League and the Champions League. This is the biggest trophy I have won. I think the Club World Cup will be more important than the Champions League, and we are the first team to win the Club World Cup. ”

"This is a declarative victory, and in the future, if we continue to win trophys, then everyone will give us the love we deserve. But we can only know in the future. I think we're ready, let's watch it next season. ”

Chelsea will also lose Badiahill at the start of the Premier League. The Frenchman is expected to return in September and he will continue to recover from injury last season.

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