When news broke of Michael Essien’s cruciate ligament injury and the surgery he required which could keep him out of the Chelsea side for anywhere between 6-8 months, it made for pretty grim reading.
However, John Obi Mikel seems to be a more than adequate replacement in Essien’s absence and it now appears likely that Mineiro’s imminent arrival will also give us emergency cover if we happen to find ourselves without Mikel for any reason.
So, we’d assume things couldn’t look any better really – but we’d assume wrongly, because following his surgery in France on Thursday, the news seemed to be that Essien would be out until mid-February. And yet, the latest reports are suggesting Essien is confident of making a slightly quicker recovery than that and could even make his comeback as early as new year.
Fingers crossed then.
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