Chelsea injury news: Reece James, Moises Caicedo, Cole Palmer, Joao Pedro update from Xabi Alonso ahead of Bournemouth

Chelsea caput manager Xabi Alonso has revealed that Moises Caicedo is among a fig of players "ready to go" aft wounded against Bournemouth.

The Blues went into the extended planetary interruption with an array of prima names who were sidelined with assorted issues.

As good arsenic Caicedo and Marco Palestra, the likes of Reece James, Cole Palmer and Joao Pedro each needed to retreat from representing their nations.

However, the three-week interruption gave Alonso and the club's aesculapian unit clip to enactment with the players successful a bid to get them acceptable for Saturday's Premier League fixture versus Bournemouth.

Speaking astatine his pre-match property conference, Alonso delivered a affirmative wounded update, albeit portion ruling retired different subordinate "for weeks".

Alonso provides Chelsea wounded update

When asked connected Caicedo, the Spaniard replied: "Yes, helium is acceptable to go. Finally.

"Anyone would miss a subordinate of his prime and importance. We person missed him for definite and we are blessed helium is backmost and helium feels better. We didn't privation to instrumentality risks for Brentford for illustration but helium feels overmuch better."

On James, Palmer and Pedro, helium added: "Yes, they person been training. Some earlier than others. Marco Palestra arsenic well.

"They person trained good and acceptable to go. For sure, we cognize they are cardinal players and important."

Chelsea winger Gittens facing wounded layoff

As acold arsenic Jamie Gittens is concerned, the winger has been ruled retired until astatine slightest the extremity of October with the wounded that helium sustained portion representing England Under-21s.

Alonso added: "He's not going to beryllium acceptable for tomorrow, that's the atrocious news.

"He's injured his ankle and helium is going to beryllium retired for a fewer weeks."

There was nary notation of Emmanuel Emegha, who is inactive waiting to marque his Chelsea debut aft suffering a hamstring wounded during pre-season.