Reports on Thursday night suggested that Thibout Courtois could be out of action for Chelsea for up to FOUR months.
Spanish newspaper Marca claim that the Belgian keeper sustained a knee injury in training for the Blues and won’t be back in action until after Christmas.
If true, the news will come as a crushing blow to Jose Mourinho, whose side have not enjoyed the best start to their Premier League season.
Chelsea may rue the fact that Petr Cech was allowed to leave to join Arsenal at the beginning of the season, although they did sign Asmir Begović as a replacement.
