Liam Rosenior provides new injury update on “outstanding” Levi Colwill

Rebecca French

2 months ago

Liam Rogniol has revealed he “hopes” Levi Colwell will return to Chelsea before the end of the season.

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Colwell suffered a cruciate ligament injury before the start of the season but his recovery is believed to be going well.

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Ronnie Orr confirmed the England international is back running on the grass but Matt Law admitted he would be surprised if Colwell played this season.

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Liam Rognoll hopes Levi Colwell will feature again this season

Chelsea have coped well in Colwell’s absence, with Wesley Fofana and Trevor Chalobah already showing signs of forming a good partnership.

In fact, the Blues’ defense ranks fourth in the league, conceding 30 goals, despite only keeping three clean sheets in Ronnie Orr’s 11 games in charge.

Colwell played a key role at the end of last season. (Photo by Sean Botterill/Getty Images)

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Chelsea missed out on Jeremy Jacquet heading to Liverpool despite spending much of January chasing the France Under-21 international.

The Blues could be on the lookout for a centre-back in the summer, but Ronnie Orr has revealed he expects Colwell to be available again this season.

“I’m hopeful,” reporter Bobby Vincent quoted him as saying.

“I’m hopeful because he’s a great player. Again, there’s no time limit.

“You have to live with these long-term injuries day in and day out.

“And it’s not about when he comes back, it’s about him being healthy when he comes back.”

Chelsea to clear out centre-backs in summer

While Colwell is set to return next season, Chelsea’s centre-back options are likely to be very different to their current options.

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Benoit Badiashile and Tosin Adarabioyo are likely to leave, but Trevoh Chalobah cannot be ruled out as well.