Danny Drinkwater sees Chelsea debut delayed for up to a month with calf muscle injury
- Danny Drinkwater will be out for several weeks with calf muscle injury
- Chelsea boss Antonio Conte confirmed Drinkwater's latest spell on sidelines
- Midfielder was out with thigh problem before £35m deadline day move
Chelsea could be without midfielder Danny Drinkwater for another month as he recovers from his latest injury.
The £35million deadlne day signing from Leicester City had already missed the first three matches of the Premier League season with a thigh injury.
And now the England international will miss another few weeks after picking up a calf problem in training last Sunday.
Danny Drinkwater could have to wait another month to make his Chelsea debut
The England midfielder, who signed for £35m on deadline day, is awaiting his Chelsea debut
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte said: 'He has a muscular problem in his calf. I think it's very difficult to see him before the international break [at the start of October].
'He needs time to recover. It's a pity because he was starting to work and to improve his physical conditions. Now we have to move all these situations.
'And in two, three weeks, four weeks, I don't know.'
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte confirmed that Drinkwater will be out for another few weeks
Conte said that Eden Hazard was approaching full fitness again following his injury
Drinkwater has yet to make his Chelsea debut having been forced out of Tuesday night's 6-0 win over Qarabag in the Champions League.
The Blues face Arsenal in a London derby at Stamford Bridge on Sunday and will also be without Eden Hazard, although the Belgian playmaker is nearing full fitness.
Conte will have defender Gary Cahill available for selection again following the three-match suspension for his sending off on the opening day defeat against Burnley.
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