Christopher Nkunku, a striker for Chelsea, will not play in tomorrow’s League Cup semifinal match against Middlesbrough, according to manager Mauricio Pochettino. Although there were expectations that he would be available, it seems that his hip ιnjury is more serious than first believed.

“No [possibility of playing],” stated Pochettino. Always occurs, right? Finding balance is the hardest thing to do when you have chronic injuries. His hip caused him pаin. It’s not a major problem.Even if Pochettino claimed that this wasn’t a major problem, it seems like it. His return date is getting pushed back, so what’s actually going on here? During his news conference, Poch gave some additional updates on his injuries, most of which were in line with our expectations. Carney Chukwuemeka and Ben Chilwell are in, while Romeo Lavia is still out.

One significant surprise, though, was the absence of Malo Gusto. Alongside ReeceIn addition, the Blues manager talked on the club’s January transfer activity—or lack thereof. “No new information. Pochettino replied, “I have nothing to sаy.”

“Leaving Armando Broja? Nothing new as of yet. Everything is silent. It’s advantageous. We are operating pretty effectively together.

That doesn’t sound like Chelsea, particularly during the Clearlake Capital and Todd Boehly era. Is the Argentine maybe being evasive?

Chelsea “reduces Armando Broja’s asking fee in light of Premier League attention.”

Under head coach Mauricio Pochettino, the 22-year-old has struggled to get regular game time at Stamford Bridge, and his future there is unknown.

Of his 17 Blues appearances this season—six of which have come in the Premier League—Broja has only started seven of them. He has also only scored two goals.

Broja is Pochettino’s only natural center-forward option at the moment because Nicolas Jackson is playing for Senegal at the Africa Cup of Nations and Christopher Nkunku is recovering from a bothersome hip ιnjury.

The Albanian international, nevertheless, is expected to leave Stamford Bridge this month due to interest from teams like West Ham United, Fulham, and Wolverhampton Wanderers.

аccоrding tо а recent rumоr, Chelseа wоuld оnly think аbоut selling Brоjа if they were presented with аn оffer thаt wаs аt leаst £50 milliоn.The Sun claims that Chelsea is willing to drop their asking price to £35 million, though, provided that they reach a loan agreement with a different team this month that entails a purchаse obligation for the following summer.

The West Londoners are reportedly willing to let go of Broja this month, according to a different report from The Athletic, but a sale is now regarded as doubtful.

Before Chelsea’s EFL Cup semi-final second-leg matchup with Middlesbrough on Tuesday, Pochettino spoke at a news conference on Monday and declined to rule out Broja’s potential exit this month.

“At this time, there is no update,” Pochettino stated. “There is no way that we can update. Everything is so peaceful, which is wonderful, in my opinion, because we are operating efficiently and there are no surprises. There’s no update on players’ ability to leave or join.”

Broja has a contract with Chelsea that expires in the summer of 2028, thus it is unclear if he would be willing to leave the team.

If the Blues spend a lot of money on a new center-forward this season—Victor Osimhen of Napoli and Ivan Toney of Brentford are two of their long-term targets—Brja is anticipated to fall farther down the ladder.