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The American striker Christian Pulisic will be out for a couple of months due to injury, which is why the arrival of the Portuguese Joao Félix will fit Grahm Potter like a glove to try earn a place in the starting eleven at Chelsea in the Premier League.
For his part, Potter confirmed the severity of Pulisic’s injuryelement that he damaged his knee in the duel last week against Manchester City that Chelsea lost (0-1).
The player limped off the pitch with knee discomfort and Potter, a coach who arrived at the London team in the middle of the season, said this Wednesday at a press conference that he will be “a couple of months out”.
Pulisic is not the only one injured at Chelsea
Together, in the same press conference, the Chelsea coach also confirmed that the injury suffered by Raheem Sterling in the same matchalthough it is his case, he emphasized that It is not so serious and you will be out for less time.
As a result, with Sterling and Pulisic’s injuriesJoao Félix, who could play this week against Fulham or against Crystal PalaceWell, with the fall of the former Manchester United player and the American, the Portuguese who was in the World Cup with Cristiano Ronaldo It is easier to carve out a position in the starting eleven.
For his part, Félix spoke and admitted that now that he is at the English club he wants to “have the ball” and “play with joy”. This after having signed a loan contract with Chelsea until the end of the season, after not being happy with his role at ‘Cholo’ Simeone’s Atlético de Madrid.
“I will bring my joy, my football. I want people to have fun. I want to have the ball and play with joy”, said Félix in statements released by the club.
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