{"id":8439,"date":"2026-05-14T17:56:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T17:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=8439"},"modified":"2026-05-14T17:56:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T17:56:45","slug":"pedro-neto-and-alejandro-garnacho-latest-after-presser-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=8439","title":{"rendered":"Pedro Neto and Alejandro Garnacho latest after presser update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Chelsea could welcome two attacking options back to the squad this weekend, just in time for the FA Cup final.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em>If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>With Estevao and Jamie Gittens out for the season, the last thing Chelsea needed was more attacking injuries. So typically, they lost two players before the game against Nottingham Forest last week.<\/p>\n<p>The good news is that interim manager Calum McFarlane had a positive update on them both in his press conference today ahead of the FA Cup final on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPedro Neto and Ale Garnacho have trained well this week, so looking really good, really hopeful with them as well. So, yeah, positive sign,\u201d the caretaker confirmed.<\/p>\n<h2>Chelsea pair seem fit to face Man City<\/h2>\n<p>We\u2019d really appreciate a little more from McFarlane on this subject. He\u2019s a man of few words, and that\u2019s probably wise, given his position. But this is the 5th press conference he\u2019s had since they picked up their injuries, and we\u2019ve yet to have any more specific information than they\u2019ve got \u201cknocks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Still, it sounds like they\u2019ll both be fit for Saturday\u2019s game, which is the only news that really matters.<\/p>\n<h2>In other news\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>There were questions about Levi Colwill in the presser after the defender made a successful return from a long term injury against Liverpool last week.<\/p>\n<p>Reece James is another key Chelsea player who made his return from injury in the Liverpool game \u2013 there\u2019s positive news on him from McFarlane too.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON THE APP STORE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Check out the latest edition of Simon Phillips\u2019 SPTC podcast here:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SPTC Podcast: Chelsea Reporter Lloyd Canfield joins the show!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7UP6ox8d4pk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<section class=\"more-stories std-mgn-b\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<header class=\"col-s-12 std-mgn-t\">More Stories about <span class=\"topic\">Alejandro Garnacho<\/span><\/header>\n<div class=\"post-container col-s-4\">\n<p>\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-cntr\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" 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