Chelsea injury return dates: Nkunku, Jackson, Disasi, James

The Pride of London report Chelsea injury news and assess potential return dates for Christopher Nkunku, Nicolas Jackson, Axel Disasi and Reece James.

While progress at Chelsea is slowly and sometimes subtly made by Mauricio Pochettino and his men, the promise of injured signing Nkunku making a competitive debut is likely to be significant. Further competent attackers are required on Fulham Road, and the Frenchman is arguably an ideal addition to the contemporary starting lineup.

Will Nkunku play versus Arsenal? No, his return is a ‘little way off‘. A minor hand operation is unlikely to stop Jackson featuring against the Gunners. There is a chance that James will be available, as well. Although, Disasi is a doubt.

Déjà vu for Chelsea ownership

Strasbourg supporters are unhappy with their new owners, BlueCo. That is the consortium fronted by Todd Boehly, just like at Stamford Bridge. The group completed a takeover of RC Strasbourg Alsace in June of the recently past summer. All of this is reportedly part of Boehly’s ‘multi-club model’.

BlueCo apparently paid up to £65million to acquire the entire Ligue 1 club. Along with promising to improve the first team, another aim is for the youth setup to also become more prosperous. Patrick Vieira was appointed head coach of the side in a high profile move. However, in spite of relatively huge £50m expenditure on signings, les Bleu et Blanc are struggling in 11th place.

Obvious similarities to the CFC evolution have been pointed out by French journalists and a despondent section of the faithful. A letter from fans to the club’s executives criticised bosses for opting to mostly spend on youthful players generally unproven at the top level. The disgruntled part of the fan base suggest imposing the policy jeopardises the sporting element. They also claim that followers of Racing cannot currently relate to their roster.