Liam Delap, Getty Images 09 September 2025, 18:37

Chelsea striker Liam Delap will resume training in November after damage to the popliteal tendon, which he received in a match against Fulham on August 30.

According to information The Athleticthe operation will not be required for the player, and the estimated period of its absence is about 10 weeks.

Delap was injured in the first half of the victorious duel with Fulgem (2-0) and was replaced by Tyrick George. After the game, the head coach Enzo Maresska expressed fear that the football player had left for two months.

Due to this situation, Chelsea withdrew Mark Guy from the lease in Sanderland, and earlier the club finally agreed by Nicholas Jackson’s transfer to Bavaria. The Delap himself will miss the start of the Champions League, including an outbound match against Bavaria on September 17, playing with Liverpool on October 4 and Tottenham Departure on November 1.

The 22-year-old Englishman joined Chelsea in the summer of Ipswich for £ 30 million. In the new team, he already played six matches at the World Cup and went out at the start of the APL three times.