If you thought things could not get worse for Graham Potter at Chelsea, think again!
The London giants are preparing for a crucial Premier League fixture next weekend, with the Blues taking on Liverpool in a highly-anticipated showdown. Fortunately, the club head into that Anfield trip on the back of a win, beating Crystal Palace 1-0 at home on Sunday.
However, Chelsea have sadly lost another player to injury ahead of their Merseyside visit. That man is Denis Zakaria, the loanee who had just begun establishing himself in the lineup after a terrible start to life at Stamford Bridge.
The Swiss midfielder picked up a knock in the recent 2-1 loss away to Fulham and after undergoing tests, Potter confirmed that the Juventus man will be out for a few weeks. The player will be sidelined for four weeks, to be precise, ruling him out for the rematch against the Cottagers as well while casting doubt over his availability for the trips to West Ham and Dortmund in mid-February.
"Denis is four weeks, top of his quad, so that's a blow for us," Graham said (as per the Sun) following the win over Palace.
"Hopefully, he can be (back) sooner."
This means that Zakaria is now the 10th Chelsea player currently out injured, joining Kante, Loftus-Cheek, Broja, Sterling, Pulisic, Fofana, James, Mendy, and Chilwell on the sidelines.
And given the club's horrendous form as of late, Potter could have done without this extensive injury crisis, having won only twice in their last 10 games across all competitions while losing a whopping seven times.
The London giants are currently 10th in the table, level on points with ninth-placed Liverpool but are 10 behind fourth-placed Manchester United. The newly-signed Mykhailo Mudryk was unveiled on Sunday and could make his debut this weekend due to the injury crisis but Joao Felix is unavailable due to suspension after receiving a straight red card at Fulham.
