New Chelsea signing Christopher Nkunku is set to miss two months of competition following his knee injury against Borussia Dortmund in pre-season friendly.

The 25-year old only lasted 22 minutes on the pitch against BVB last Thursday as he was forced off with a knee injury.

Chelsea coach Pochettino said he expected the injury not to be serious after the game but things are worse than thought.

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According to Alex Goldberg, Christopher Nkunku could miss up to two months of competition.

The injury is more serious than thought and will require a lot of time before the former RB Leipzig striker recovery.

This is a major blow for the Blues knowing the French international scored 3 goals in 5 pre-season friendlies.