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Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel said
Tuesday that winger Christian Pulisic has struggled to overcome lingering
pain from an ankle injury suffered during a Sept. 8 appearance with
the United States men’s national team.
However, the German coach added that the 23-year-old is “very, very close” to rejoining the squad.
“He got injured during a match
with USA,” Tuchel told reporters. “It was a tough foul and
he hurt his ankle. There is nothing to worry [about] in terms of that
we are hiding details or not telling you details. I cannot give you
all the details because I am simply not a doctor.”
Tuchel also confirmed Pulisic won’t be
available for the Blues’ UEFA Champions League match against Malmo at
Stamford Bridge on Wednesday.
“He is very impatient of course,” Tuchel said. “He does everything and we can see him suffer in every
meeting and every time we meet him here in our training center, he is
really suffering. He wants to be on the pitch and help us. Everybody
is doing their very best but unfortunately the injury takes its
time.”
This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.
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