Chelsea suffer injury nightmare as £58m signing Romeo Lavia ruled out for rest of season

Chelsea star Romeo Lavia has been ruled out for the rest of the season after another setback in his recovery from injury.

It continues a disastrous campaign for the Belgium international, who joined Chelsea last summer from Southampton for £58million but only played 30 minutes of football in his debut campaign.

In a statement on social media, the Blues wrote: “Midfielder Romeo Lavia will sadly miss the remainder of our 2023-24 campaign following a setback to his recovery.

“Recent medical assessments have confirmed that Lavia, who suffered a significant thigh injury against Crystal Palace in December, will not play again this season.”

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