Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca revealed ahead of Sunday’s game at Wolves that Romeo Lavia had suffered a fresh injury setback.
The 20-year-old midfielder has only started one game for the Blues since joining from Southampton in a £58million deal this time last year.
An ankle injury followed by a hamstring issue resulted in Lavia playing just once last season – a half-hour cameo in a 2-1 win over Crystal Palace in December.
He started in last weekend’s 2-0 defeat by Man City and then featured again as a sub in the Europa Conference League on Thursday.
But Lavia was not in Sunday’s squad due to an irritation involving his hamstring.
Chelsea starlet Romeo Lavia suffered a fresh injury setback ahead of Sunday’s game at Wolves
Lavia made the first start of his Chelsea career in last weekend’s 2-0 loss to Manchester City
When asked to provide more information on Lavia’s latest injury issue, Maresca said: ‘Hopefully [it is] nothing too serious.’
Lavia played in 29 Premier League games for Southampton in the 2022-23 campaign.
He had previously made two first-team appearances for Man City – both in domestic cup competitions – between September 2021 and January 2022.