Massive Blow As Chelsea's Forward Contracts COVID-19 Ahead Of Crunch Game With Arsenal

Massive Blow As Chelsea's Forward Contracts COVID-19 Ahead Of Crunch Game With Arsenal

Akan Anwankwo
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:45 PM
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  • Christian Pulisic tested positive to coronavirus and will not feature for Chelsea in their trip to the Emirates against Arsenal
  • The American was in devastating form in the opening day win over Crystal Palace where he was among the scorers
  • N'golo Kante and Hakim Ziyech will return to the squad after making full recovering from their injury problems

Christian Pulisic will not be available for Chelsea in their London derby Premier League fixture against Arsenal at the Emirates after testing positive for coronavirus, Mirror, Sky Sports

The United States international was in superb form during the Blues' opening day win over Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge.

The 23-year-old was among the scorers in the match against the Eagles but he will not be in action in the second London derby of the season.

Massive blow for Chelsea's forward contracts COVID-19 ahead of crunch game with Arsenal
Christian Pulisic has contracted coronavirus and will not be available for Chelsea's game away at Arsenal. Photo by James Williamson
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Thomas Tuchel revealed in an interview that the American tested positive for coronavirus and would have to observe all protocols.

However, the German gaffer revealed N'Golo Kante and Hakim Ziyech would return for the game after picking up respective injuries.

He said:

“Ziyech and Kante were both training today and had absolutely no problems."
“Right now it seems very possible they can both be in the squad for Sunday.”

Romelu Lukaku is also in line to make his debut at the Emirates after completing a record-breaking £97.5million transfer from Inter Milan.

However, Ruben Loftus-Cheek will also not play as he missed Crystal Palace game after testing positive for coronavirus.

Lukaku looks forward to debut against Arsenal

Meanwhile, Legit.ng had earlier reported that Romelu Lukaku hit Chelsea's training ground at Cobhams for his much-anticipated debut against Arsenal at the Emirates, The Sun.

The 28-year-old rejoined the Blues for a record-breaking £97.5million from Inter Milan this summer and all is now set for the Belgian to get into the thick of things.

And the Belgium international has declared that he is ready to do battle against their London rivals Arsenal who lost to Brentford on their opening day fixture.

Legit.ng also reported that according to Antonio Cassano, Jorginho believes that winning a Ballon d'Or award ahead of Lionel Messi is unrealistic, Goal reports.

The Chelsea midfielder has been presented as a strong candidate for this year's individual accolade despite his achievements last season.

The 28-year-old helped the Blues land their second Champions League title and the creative midfielder was also instrumental to Italy's Euro 2020 success.

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