Striker injuries plunge Chelsea into $268m crisis
CHELSEA splashed out £97.5m on Romelu Lukaku a year after spending £47.5 million for Timo Werner and an initial £62 million on Kai Havertz, building one of the most expensive attacks in the Premier League.
Now Chelsea face a $268m striker crisis, after Lukaku and Werner were both injured during the Champions League win over Malmo and will be out for some time.
“I don’t know too much more,” coach Thomas Tuchel said.
“Romelu twisted his ankle in the box and Timo has a hamstring injury.
“It will take a while for both of them. We need more examinations to be more precise but they will be out for some matches.”
Luckily, Havertz was in fine form when he came off the bench in the 23rd minute for Lukaku, scoring just after the break in the 4-0 rout.
He’ll have to shoulder a heavy burden in upcoming matches, starting with bottom-placed Norwich on Saturday night then a cup clash with Southampton.