{"id":2135,"date":"2026-04-29T08:55:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T08:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=2135"},"modified":"2026-04-29T08:55:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T08:55:47","slug":"chelsea-ace-will-miss-the-rest-of-the-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=2135","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea Ace Will Miss The Rest Of The Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><em>This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission on items purchased through this article, but that does not affect our editorial judgement.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chelsea interim manager Calum McFarlane has confirmed that Estevao won\u2019t play for the Blues again this campaign.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian picked up a serious hamstring injury during the 1-0 defeat to Manchester United last weekend, and asked about the player\u2019s fitness in his pre-match press conference, McFarlane said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEstevao, unfortunately, won\u2019t play for us this season. He will be out for a little bit of time. We\u2019re not sure how long he will be out for, but he certainly won\u2019t play for us again this season, unfortunately.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s really unfortunate for him, especially for someone so young and talented as he is, but we are here to support him and be around him.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"sra_unit\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"block-sra\" href=\"https:\/\/chelseanews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/snack-related-articles\/dist\/css\/snack-related.min.css?230424-120159\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\"\/>\n<aside class=\"sra-group sra-related-list\">\n<h2 class=\"sra-group-head\">Most Read on Chelsea News<\/h2>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Estevao could miss the World Cup<\/h2>\n<p><smartframe-embed customer-id=\"0fab81ce12e48a0794275e1d82449fb1\" image-id=\"1076285587\" style=\"width: 100%; display: inline-flex; max-width: 100%;\"\/><!-- https:\/\/smartframe.io\/embedding-support --><br \/>The teenager was pictured leaving the pitch in tears during the loss to United, and he clearly knew even then that he had suffered a major injury.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the implications go beyond Chelsea, with Estevao hoping to play for his country at the World Cup this summer.<\/p>\n<p>At the moment, there is only a very small chance that he will make the trip to North America. The decision has been made not to undergo surgery, with a more conservative treatment plan having been mapped out instead.<\/p>\n<p>Buy a Chelsea home shirt from Fanatics here<\/p>\n<h2>Other Chelsea injury news<\/h2>\n<p>McFarlane also provided updates on the fitness of both Joao Pedro and Cole Palmer ahead of the <strong>FA Cup semi-final against Leeds<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Pedro has missed the last two matches with a thigh problem, while Palmer sat out the 3-0 defeat to Brighton midweek after tweaking his hamstring.<\/p>\n<p>Both players have returned to full training, but McFarlane said that he did not know whether the pair would be in contention to start at Wembley on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more about the Chelsea First Team Squad for 2025\/26 here<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article contains affiliate links. 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