Chelsea lost a swathe of first team players to Covid over the last week, and it’s a huge relief now that the first of those are ready to come back.
After 3 games with a threadbare squad, Thomas Tuchel tonight confirmed that negative tests for Romelu Lukaku and Callum Hudson-Odoi mean they can return to training tomorrow – should they test negative again in the morning.
They follow Mateo Kovacic, who played his first start in months today after his return for injury was delayed by infection.
Tuchel confirms Romelu Lukaku has had a negative Covid test. Same for Hudson-Odoi and they could train tomorrow if they have another negative result. #'CFC
— Sam Inkersole (@Sam_InkersoleTM) December 22, 2021
That’s a huge boost for the attacking areas of the squad, which have been worked to the bone in these games.
Kai Havertz and Timo Werner are still presumably positive however, and we will have to wait longer to see them. But this is still a huge step in the right direction, especially with N’Golo Kante now returning to fitness too – and not a moment too soon.
