Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson out for up to 2 months with hamstring injury
Chelsea's Nicolas Jackson, right, duels for the ball with Manchester City's Phil Foden during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Chelsea at Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. Credit: AP/Scott Heppell
LONDON — Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson has been ruled out for up to two months because of a hamstring injury, manager Enzo Maresca said on Thursday.
One potential replacement, Marc Guiu, is also out “for a while” with a hamstring problem, Maresca said, leaving Christopher Nkunku as the player most likely to lead the line for Chelsea
Jackson was substituted early in the second half of the 2-1 win over West Ham on Feb. 3.
“We knew it was a muscular (injury), probably, but we didn’t know how important it was because his feeling and his reaction was quite good," Maresca said. “We all thought that it was not a big injury but unfortunately he had a scan a few days ago, it is an important one, and it will be around six-eight weeks.”
