Chelsea boss, Mauricio Pochettino has confirmed that summer signing, Romeo Lavia suffered a twisted ankle in last week’s training as the club awaits doctor’s results in regards to the extent of the injury.

Lavia wasn’t included in the Belgium squad for the recent international break, as to give him more time to recover.

The £58m signing from Southampton is yet to make his debut for Chelsea after arriving short of match fitness.

The player suffered an ankle injury as he limped out of training last week. Reports suggests that the 19- year-old could be out of action for a further six weeks.

When asked of an update on the player, Pochettino said: “We are really disappointed because he was training really well last week in the international break.

“He twisted his ankle and now we are waiting for the results on Monday from the doctor. We hope it’s not a big issue but in the last week he has not been training with the team.

“It’s a sad situation because he was nearly fit to be involved again with the team. Yes, now we need to wait and hopefully it’s not a big issue for him and the team of course.”

When asked if the six weeks given for the injury is accurate, he added: “We don’t know because we need to assess him. He twisted his ankle and now we need to assess him. We do not know the time for him to recover.”