Overview
- Medical checks on Monday found a high-grade hamstring tear after the 18-year-old limped off in Saturday’s 1-0 loss to Manchester United at Stamford Bridge.
- The Athletic, echoed by Yahoo, reports a grade-four injury that is expected to sideline him for the rest of Chelsea’s season.
- His chances of going to the World Cup are now described as very slim, with the tournament starting June 11 and Brazil set to face Morocco two days later.
- He had emerged as a key attacker for club and country, logging 36 games with eight goals and four assists for Chelsea and earning 11 Brazil caps with four goals in his last four matches.
- Chelsea’s slump, including Tuesday’s 3-0 defeat at Brighton and an FA Cup semi-final against Leeds on Sunday, has intensified scrutiny on head coach Liam Rosenior.