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Mauricio Pochettino has admitted that Chelsea may be compelled into signing a striker in January due to Christopher Nkunku’s newest injury woe.

The 26-year-old has performed simply 4 instances for Chelsea after lacking the primary 5 months of the season with a severe knee injury, and has now been sidelined by a hip drawback.

The Blues have relied on Nicolas Jackson, one other recruit final summer season, to fill the void up entrance, however he is at present away on the Africa Cup of Nations with Senegal. That leaves Armando Broja, one other participant who has endured a glut of injury issues, because the membership’s solely match recognised centre ahead.

Asked by the media forward of Chelsea’s west London derby with Fulham about whether or not a new signing shall be thought-about, head coach Pochettino admitted: “It’s true that now in the next few days, we are going to see the situation. That’s why I told you that I am a little worried.

“I nonetheless do not have all of the details about whether or not [Nkunku] goes to be out there or not for a small preliminary interval. We must be very scientific to take some choices to assume and see how we repair the issue.

“All of these situations make our job a little more difficult. I told you before that it is an exciting project but situations like this make it more difficult to change the situation and grow at a different pace.”

Chelsea have allowed David Datro Fofana to hitch Burnley on mortgage after ending his spell with Union Berlin, that means that Cole Palmer may as soon as once more be deployed out of place as a ‘false 9’ towards Fulham – a job he performed through the shock defeat to Middlesbrough within the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-finals.

On how his gamers are feeling after that jarring loss, Pochettino added: “Of course they are disappointed with the last game but that was the first 90 minutes. In ten or 12 days, we are going to play the second leg.

“Yes, dissatisfied, however on the similar time, too many issues occur round us after the sport. Of course, we’re Chelsea and we can not afford to lose a majority of these video games.”