Pochettino gives update on Nkunku

Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino in a recent update about Christopher Nkunku revealed the striker will be out for ‘a few weeks’ due to a hamstring injury.

Pochettino made this known during his pre-match press conference on Friday ahead of the Blues’ Premier League tie with Brentford on Saturday.

Nkunku was unavailable during Chelsea’s win over Leeds United in the FA Cup on Wednesday evening due to his latest injury setback.

“He suffered a problem in his hamstring, now we will see in a few weeks if he can be available,” Pochettino said.

“Now he is doing recovery from Sunday, a little bit unlucky, bad luck, because he’s suffered a setback again from another injury.

“I think it is always tough for a player who has not played much during the season and that also came from the Bundesliga with some problems.

“I want to say bad luck because I don’t have the information and knowledge about medicine and why these types of injuries happen.”