Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata eyes quick return from hamstring injury
By AFP | Published: 04th October 2017 02:10 PM |
Last Updated: 04th October 2017 02:10 PM | A+A A- |
Chelsea's scorer Alvaro Morata, front, and his teammate Marcos Alonso, rear, celebrate their side's first goal during a Champions League group C soccer match between Atletico Madrid and Chelsea. | AP
LONDON: Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata has set his sights on a quick return from the hamstring injury that forced him to pull out of Spain's World Cup qualifiers.
Morata was injured in the first half of Chelsea's 1-0 Premier League defeat against Manchester City last weekend.
The 24-year-old, who has scored seven goals in nine appearances since joining Chelsea in the close-season, initially joined up with Spain before their World Cup qualifiers against Albania and Israel.
But he withdrew from international duty after an MRI scan showed "a grade II myofascial injury in the hamstring muscles".
It was feared Morata might be sidelined for up to a month, but Chelsea hopes he will be available sooner and the former Real Madrid star has reported for assessment and rehabilitation.
On Tuesday, Morata posted a social media photo of himself in a Chelsea training top, with a target emoji ahead of Crystal Palace, the champions' next opponents on October 14.
"I have no time to lose! Working hard towards recovery! Crystal Palace," he tweeted.
