Chelsea injury news: Levi Colwill update provided by Liam Rosenior after Under-21s appearance

Chelsea caput manager Liam Rosenior has suggested that Levi Colwill remains connected docket to diagnostic successful the Premier League this season.

Colwill has been sidelined since suffering a superior genu wounded successful the days aft Chelsea returned for pre-season grooming successful the summer.

Rosenior is often quizzed connected the advancement of the academy graduate, acknowledging that 'several boxes' request to beryllium ticked earlier the left-sided centre-back comes backmost into contention.

However, the 23-year-old was capable to marque a comeback successful a Under-21s affable connected Friday.

Speaking astatine a property league up of Tuesday's Premier League fixture astatine Brighton & Hove Albion, Rosenior hinted that helium was optimistic of a top-flight outing for Colwill implicit the coming weeks.

Rosenior provides Colwill update

The Blues brag told reporters that Colwill was successful enactment to correspond the Under-21s for a 2nd clip connected Saturday.

He said: "Very hopefully, yes, you tin spot him earlier the extremity of the season. Levi's plan, it was a precise low-level game, 60 minutes was a really, truly bully commencement for him.

"We privation him to beryllium progressive successful the adjacent crippled connected Saturday with the Under-21s arsenic well, physique him up, due to the fact that it's been a truly atrocious wounded that he's travel backmost from.

"So his rehab's gone truly well, he's trained today, helium makes a immense content connected the group. You tin spot his beingness connected the grooming pitch. I can't hold to person him backmost successful with the group."

Will Colwill marque Chelsea first-team quality successful 2025-26?

Despite the affirmative words from Rosenior, it is acold from a foregone decision that Colwill is fixed minutes earlier the extremity of the campaign.

Rosenior volition request to see the player's deficiency of lucifer sharpness astatine a clip erstwhile Chelsea are struggling to gain European shot for 2026-27.

While Colwill would undoubtedly supply Chelsea with a carnal and enactment boost, his inclusion astatine this signifier of the play would beryllium a risk.

Nevertheless, with astatine slightest six matches to play successful each competitions up to and including May 24, the doorway remains ajar.