Kurt Zouma will be out for six months after he undergoes surgery to fix his anterior cruciate ligament damaged yesterday during the 1-1 draw with Manchester United at Stamford bridge.
The french defender who has been influential in the London side’s central defence this season starting 16 of Chelsea’s last 19 games was stretchered off early in the second half.
According to statement released by the club ” Chelsea Football Club’s medical team have diagnosed that Kurt Zouma sustained an injury to his anterior cruciate ligament during yesterday’s (Sunday) Premier League game against Manchester United.
Kurt will undergo surgery in the next 48 hours and is expected to be out for approximately six months.”
This basically means that the French defender will also miss out on the Euro’s but will be back in time for next season.
Injured Man United Defender Luke Shaw Tweeted his encouragement message to Zouma, Shaw as out injured for a couple of months too after suffering an injury during a champions league game.
Jose Mourinho has hinted that he wants his next job to be in the Premier League. The former Chelsea gaffer has been linked with a number of clubs across Europe since being sacked by Chelsea in December.
But, in his first TV interview since leaving Stamford Bridge, he has revealed that he wants to remain in England with his family.
“When my kids were young, we could move and experience different countries and in my case,different clubs and different football, but there is a moment when they need some stability,” he said.
“They are 19 years old and 16 years old, and with university and their football, they need some stability and the family needs some stability. We decided to come to London and, at the moment.
I don’t have a job. I don’t know where football will take me because in football, you never know, but for sure, as a family, our home will be in London.”
“As a manager, I’ve worked since 2000 and I last stopped when I left Chelsea in 2007. I stopped for a few months and now is the second time I’ve stopped in 15 or 16 years, so it’s not a drama, but for sure, I will go back soon. As a professional, I’m ready to move.”
Mourinho’s second spell in charge of Chelsea came to an end in December after a poor start to the season.
“If you are in a club that wins, if you want to win again, you have to create instability in the winners. To do this, you have to make them doubt, you have to buy new players, you have to take them outside their comfort zone because if you win, there is a normal tendency to go to a comfort zone.” said the 53-year-old, when asked about facing new challenges in his career.
Jose Mourinho appears to have ruled out a return to Spain by suggesting it is not competitive enough for his taste.
“I always say that I need competition and I need competition every week and in Spain, I was at an amazing club but I had four matches a year: Barcelona v Real Madrid, Real Madrid v Barcelona and after that we’d win 4-0, 5-0, 4-1, 6-1,” he said.
“It was difficult to win because two monsters are together, but it was easy to win matches. Difficult to win the league because you are competing against another team that also win and win and win like you do, so in the end, I was champion in Spain with 100 points and I lost a league in Spain with 91 points.
“In England, you can win the leagues with 75 points, maybe less, so I needed competition.”
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