Chelsea and Mauricio Pochettino unwilling to take any risks with Christopher Nkunku as attacker nears return from knee ligament injury

Chelsea are not willing to take any risks with Nkunku and will not rush the player back to the pitch unless Pochettino or Nkunku himself feels a hundred per cent confident about his condition, according to The Standard.

The French international is yet to make his competitive debut for the Blues after he suffered a knee ligament injury during a pre-season friendly against Borussia Dortmund following a tackle from Mats Hummels.

While Pochettino is yet to give the latest update on the condition of the former RB Leipzig attacker, The Standard claims that the player is in contention to make the club's matchday squad against Newcastle United on Saturday.

Ahead of the Blues' clash against Manchester City earlier this month, Pochettino had revealed his chat with the Frenchman where the latter told his manager that he was eyeing a return to the pitch after the November international break.

Another Chelsea star Wesley Fofana could be on his way back to training after he suffered an ACL injury in July. The defender hinted at his return with an Instagram story on Saturday.

Other than Nkunku, another new signing Romeo Lavia is also expected to return from his injury this week and could finally make his debut for the club on Saturday.