Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri has said he does not expect Callum Hudson-Odoi to return to action for at least three months, following his operation on a ruptured Achilles tendon.
The 18-year-old sustained the injury in Chelsea's 2-2 draw with Burnley on Monday night at Stamford Bridge, and underwent surgery on Tuesday night.
He was ruled out for the rest of the season and in a statement earlier this week, Chelsea confirmed that he would spend the summer undergoing rehabiitation in order to resume full training as soon as possible.
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And Sarri provided an update on the teenager today (Friday) at his pre-match press conference ahead of the Blues' trip to face Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday.
"The operation of Callum went in the right way," he said.
"I think that he will be back here in one or two days. He'll need time now, but Callum is a very strong young man. Very strong physically, and very strong mentally. I'm sure he'll be able to come back better than before."
Sarri was asked for a time frame on when Hudson-Odoi may return from the injury, with the Italian adding that in his opinion, it would be at least three months.
"How long? It depends, of course," he said.
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"For sure three months. Then we have to see the condition because you can be able to play, but we need a player at the top. And so it depends. The technical period is three months, no less."
Three months from now would be the end of July, in the middle of pre-season, with the new Premier League season due to start on Saturday, August 10.
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