Enzo Fernández undergoes surgery and will miss the rest of the season with Chelsea

2024-04-26 08:32:02

Enzo Fernández will miss the remainder of the season with Chelsea after undergoing surgery for an injury.

In a medical report published on their social media profiles on Friday, the English Premier League club explained that the 23-year-old Argentine midfielder “has undergone successful surgery for a groin problem and will now begin a rehabilitation period.” ”.

The Argentine international is expected to be recovered for the Copa América to be held in the United States in June and July.

Fernandez played 67 minutes of Chelsea’s resounding 5-0 loss to Arsenal on Tuesday.

The midfielder became the league’s most expensive signing when he joined Chelsea from Portuguese side Benfica for £106.7 million ($131.4 million) last year.

But the 2022 world champion has been unable to achieve great success with the London club, which is spending another disappointing season under the ownership of Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital.

Despite having spent more than $1 billion on transfers since acquiring Chelsea in 2022, the club, which won major titles with Roman Abramovich at the helm, has experienced a rapid decline.

The defeat against Arsenal was the 11th of the season and was a further setback for coach Mauricio Pochettino’s hopes of qualifying for European competition next year.

Fernández was one of Argentina’s stars at the World Cup in Qatar, where he was chosen as the best young player of the tournament.

Argentina aspires to win a new consecutive Copa América after winning the last edition of the tournament in 2021.

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