Chelsea injury news: Blues attacker leaves stadium on crutches as Xabi Alonso dealt fresh blow

Chelsea winger Jamie Gittens picked up an ankle wounded during England Under-21s' 4-2 triumph implicit Kazakhstan connected Friday night.

The 22-year-old was forced disconnected successful the 39th infinitesimal astatine Molineux and was replaced by his erstwhile Chelsea teammate Tyrique George, with England starring 2-1 astatine the time.

Gittens appeared to beryllium successful discomfort aft taking a sound to his ankle, and England Under-21 brag Lee Carsley aboriginal confirmed that the winger had been kicked during the match.

Jamie Gittens injury: Attacker leaves successful crutches 

Jamie Gittens successful crutches aft coming disconnected earlier half-time successful England’s 4-2 implicit Kazakhstan #CFC pic.twitter.com/PIWz9N5BuB

Gittens was spotted leaving the stadium connected crutches and volition present instrumentality to Chelsea, wherever helium is expected to acquisition further appraisal and treatment.

Carsley said: "Jamie got a footwear connected his ankle. We ne'er instrumentality immoderate risks."

"With the property of these players we don’t ever support them successful campy to spot however they are. He volition spell back."

The wounded besides means Gittens volition miss England Under-21s' last 2 European Championship qualifying matches against Slovakia and the Republic of Ireland.

Jamie Gittens latest unfortunate successful agelong Chelsea wounded list 

Gittens joined Chelsea from Borussia Dortmund past summertime for a interest of £48m, but the winger has truthful acold struggled to marque the desired interaction astatine Stamford Bridge.

The youngster made conscionable 16 Premier League appearances past season, starting lone 5 of them and failing to score, portion a potential determination to AS Roma during the summertime transportation model yet failed to materialise.

Gittens has besides recovered opportunities hard to travel by this season, with the winger yet to marque a Premier League quality nether Alonso and featuring conscionable doubly successful the EFL Cup.

Alonso is already dealing with a increasing wounded crisis, with Joao Pedro and Cole Palmer having been ruled retired portion connected planetary work with Brazil and England respectively.

Likewise, Moises Caicedo, Mike Penders, Marco Palestra and Reece James are besides presently sidelined.

It appears to beryllium a precautionary determination to retreat Gittens, but the Chelsea winger's wounded volition nevertheless beryllium a interest for Alonso, peculiarly fixed the increasing database of absentees astatine Stamford Bridge.