Lee Carsley issues Jamie Gittens injury update as Chelsea star spotted on crutches
Jamie Gittens has suffered yet another injury in his relatively short football career.
Jamie Gittens’ time at Chelsea has been a real test of patience since his big-money move from Borussia Dortmund. When he’s actually been on the pitch, he’s shown real flashes of quality across his Premier League and Champions League outings.
However, his debut season was constantly derailed by fitness issues, missing extended stretches with two separate hamstring injuries that knocked him completely out of rhythm.
Going into his second year at Stamford Bridge, he’s still working his way into a regular starting spot, mostly featuring as an impact option off the bench in the Carabao Cup.
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Jamie Gittens suffers injury on international duty
Jamie Gittens went down injured in the 36th minute against Kazakhstan. He received treatment on the pitch, tried to carry on for the final few minutes of the half, and was officially substituted off during halftime before the second half kicked off.
Regarding the England U21 score, the Young Lions secured a 4-2 victory over Kazakhstan in their UEFA European U21 Championship qualifier.
Lee Carsley confirmed Gittens is being sent back to Chelsea for tests on an ankle injury #CFC Will miss the final two qualifying games.
It was a quote tweet of a video of Gittens who was seen hobbling up the stairs on crutches.
Xabi Alonso has already seen Mike Penders pick up an injury during the international break, and now Gittens, who looks like he will be out for a sustained period of time.
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