In order to treat the knee injury he acquired while playing for Chelsea against West Ham on Sunday, Carney Chukwuemeka underwent surgery. The 19-year-old is anticipated to miss six weeks after scoring his first goal for the team in a 3-1 Premier League loss at the London Stadium.
The former Aston Villa midfielder, who joined the team for £20 million a year ago but battled for playing time last season, has started the first two Premier League games of this year.
After being taken out of Sunday’s loss 15 minutes before it ended, Chukwuemeka underwent surgery on Monday night. He had earlier equalized by cutting inside and beating West Ham goalkeeper Alphonse Areola with a powerful right-foot shot.
Since moving to Stamford Bridge, he has made 17 appearances across all competitions before scoring the goal. However, the Hammers eventually prevailed thanks to goals from Michail Antonio and Lucas Paqueta on penalties.
Chukwuemeka wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, “Bitter sweet feeling scoring my first goal for Chelsea but picking up an injury and not coming home with three points.” I’ve had a minor setback, but I’ll be back shortly. I appreciate the love and support from the Chelsea supporters.
Lewis Hall, a defender, has been granted permission by Chelsea to sign a one-year loan with Newcastle, which will become a permanent transfer the following summer. Since last week, the clubs have been negotiating a contract for the 18-year-old academy graduate, with Newcastle making the initial £28 million bid.
Hall just signed a new six-year contract to remain at Stamford Bridge, but Newcastle’s interest has compelled Chelsea to let go of a player who made 11 first-team appearances last season, including nine in the Premier League.
The left-back joined Chelsea at the age of eight and worked his way up through the academy system until Thomas Tuchel gave him his first-team debut. He made his first appearance for the club in the FA Cup at the age of 17 in a 5-1 victory over Chesterfield in January 2022, making him the competition’s youngest player.
As an emergency midfielder during Chelsea’s injury problem following the World Cup in 2018, Hall played through a challenging match as the side was eliminated from the Cup by Manchester City in January.
