Injury expert: Werner may need operation after ‘very worrying’ Chelsea development
Chelsea forward Timo Werner may need surgery to address his latest hamstring concern.
So says injury expert Ben Dinnery, who runs the Premier Injuries site and has a background in medicine and data analysis.
Werner pulled up in the first half of Chelsea’s 4-0 Champions League win over Malmo on 20 October.
Fellow striker Romelu Lukaku broke down in the same match with what appeared to be a twisted ankle.
Thomas Tuchel told Chelsea’s media team on 22 October that Werner will be out for the “next two games for sure” but declined to give any further info.
Dinnery explains that the worst-case scenario could see the 25-year-old German striker go under the knife.
“Going on video footage, this injury looked worse than Lukaku’s,” he told Football Insider correspondent Adam Williams.
“In terms of the return-to-play timeline, he’ll be out for longer. The worry is that it was that sharp acceleration.
“He made a little burst of pace into the six-yard box and immediately grabbed at the proximal part of his leg next to the glute. That’s very worrying.
“This isn’t a precautionary absence because he was in obvious discomfort.
“The risk associated with this sort of injury is that there could be some sort of avulsion fracture.
“That would be the worst-case scenario if it has come away from the bone. That may require surgery.
“It doesn’t look like that is the case, but we can’t rule it out. That would be very painful and could have required surgery.
“Best case scenario would be after the international break. Tuchel has been very guarded with his updates.”
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