Tomori, Barkley and Giroud: Chelsea injury update and expected return dates

Chelsea could be without several key members of his squad ahead of the crucial game against former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham. Ross Barkley has not featured since the 1-0 win against Newcastle United in October and it’s unclear if he’ll be available to face Spurs. Ruben Loftus –Cheek working towards a return as soon as possible as he picked up an injury back in May. Frank Lampard has confirmed that the recovery is not going as fast as the club would have hoped, while Loftus-Cheek posted an encouraging video clip of him doing some gym work The latest update doesn't make good reading for the midfielder. Olivier Giroud rolled an ankle in training last week and he missed Chelsea’s 3-1 defeat away to Everton. He joined the team ahead of the game against Bournemouth but wasn’t included. Some sources claim, he might not feature for the Blues again as he may try to leave the club in January. Fikayo Tomori didn’t feature against Bournemouth due to a hip problem. "[Fikayo] Tomori is not fit for the game, following on from the other day," Lampard said. "Hopefully he should be training next week." Source- Football.London Join us on Telegram!

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