Chelsea midfielder Mateo Kovacic has tried positive for Covid-19 - simply a day subsequent to getting back to full preparing following an eight-game cutback with a hamstring injury.
The news was affirmed by Chelsea director Thomas Tuchel in front of Wednesday's Champions League conflict with Zenit St Petersburg, with the Blues endeavoring to get the best position in Group H.
Kovacic didn't make the outing to Russia and will currently need to hole up for 10 days as per government rules.
The Croatian global - who has not played since the Carabao Cup prevail upon Southampton on October 26 - likewise stands to miss Saturday's visit of Leeds to Stamford Bridge and the gathering with Everton on December 16.
Chelsea then, at that point, travel to the Wolves on December 19 preceding a Carabao Cup quarter-last against Brentford on December 22 and a Boxing Day outing to Aston Villa. Tuchel said: "He was in preparing yesterday with a major grin, however at that point he tried positive for the crown today so is currently secluding.
"I knew that this could occur and I'm disturbed with regards to it, as a director as well as personally. In any case, this is the thing that the truth is right now so we must be prepared to adjust and get individuals' wellbeing."
Kovacic's most recent mishap intensifies Tuchel's continuous midfield troubles in the midst of a droop in a structure that has seen them slip to third in the Premier League table, with no date set for N'Golo Kante's return from a knee injury and Jorginho likewise governed out of the Zenit game.
Chelsea will likewise be without Trevoh Chalobah and long haul truant Ben Chilwell at Saint Petersburg Stadium, however, Kai Havertz is back in preparing after a lower leg injury that constrained him off at half-season of Saturday's London derby rout at West Ham.
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