Cesc Fabregas Set To Miss Arsenal Tie Through Injury

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Cesc Fabregas will miss Saturday’s clash against Arsenal, but Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri insists the Spaniard will not be a long-term absentee.

There is a degree of mystery surrounding Fabregas’ injury, Sarri describing it as an ‘unusual’ injury near but not on the midfielder’s knee.

But Fabregas is not expected to spend an extended period on the sidelines.

Sarri said: ‘Fabregas is out for this match. I hope he will be able to be on the pitch next week.

‘I’m not sure, it’s nothing serious, but he has a very unusual injury. Nothing serious. I hope in the next week we will be able to have him training.

‘He has a pain, not in the knee… near the knee. But not in the knee.’

The news could open the door to Mateo Kovacic to make his Blues debut following his loan arrival from Real Madrid.

Sarri added: ‘I think Mateo will be very useful for us. He’s a very technical player.

‘In this moment, he has to work. I think he’s not ready now for 90 minutes, but maybe, tomorrow, for the first 30 or the last 30 minutes he could be used.

‘I expect a lot from him because, for me, he’s a very great player. In my opinion, he can improve more.

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Francesc “Cesc” Fàbregas is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Chelsea and the Spain national team.

Fàbregas came through La Masia, Barcelona’s youth academy, leaving at 16 when he was signed by Premier League club Arsenal in September 2003. Following injuries to key midfielders in the early part of the 2004–05 season, he went on establish himself in the team. He broke several of the club’s records in the process, earning a reputation as one of the best players in his position, and won the FA Cup in 2005.

After a protracted transfer saga, Fàbregas left London on 15 August 2011 to return to Barcelona in a deal worth up to £35 million. During his three-year spell at the Camp Nou, Fàbregas played alongside Xavi and Andrés Iniesta and won a La Liga title, the Copa del Rey, the FIFA Club World Cup, the UEFA Super Cup and two Spanish Super Cups. He returned to London in June 2014 to Arsenal’s cross-town rivals Chelsea for a fee of £30 million, and in his first year there he helped to secure League Cup and Premier League triumphs.

After a protracted transfer saga, Fàbregas left London on 15 August 2011 to return to Barcelona in a deal worth up to £35 million. During his three-year spell at the Camp Nou, Fàbregas played alongside Xavi and Andrés Iniesta and won a La Liga title, the Copa del Rey, the FIFA Club World Cup, the UEFA Super Cup and two Spanish Super Cups. He returned to London in June 2014 to Arsenal’s cross-town rivals Chelsea for a fee of £30 million, and in his first year there he helped to secure League Cup and Premier League triumphs.

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