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tuchel-on-possibility-of-emerson-recall--centre-back-fitness-and

Tuchel on possibility of Emerson recall, centre-back fitness and Werner's
recovery

31 Dec 2021

After confirming that Ben Chilwell would likely miss the remainder of the
season following knee surgery earlier this week, Thomas Tuchel offered an
insight into how the Blues were considering dealing with a wing-back
shortage.

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With Chilwell on the long-term treatment table and Reece James awaiting
scan results to assess the damage of a hamstring injury, Tuchel has been
shorn of options at wing-back ahead of a challenging run of fixtures in
January.

The Blues boss has revealed that discussions are underway to mitigate
against the loss of Chilwell in particular, with the winter transfer
window open from tomorrow and the possibility of recalling Emerson
Palmieri from his season-long loan at Lyon currently being explored.

'We are looking into it because we now have a new situation with Ben
Chilwell so of course we look into whether we can do something and what
we can do,' he said.

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Emerson has spent the first half of 2021/22 on loan at Lyon

'One of the possibilities and the players we know and that we love as a
person is Emerson but we need to check. We are not into details. We are
discussing and reflecting and this will go on for the coming days, maybe
weeks.'

Marcos Alonso is likely to deputise on the left in the meantime, while
right wing-back options include Cesar Azpilicueta, Christian Pulisic and
Callum Hudson-Odoi, who have all performed in the role in recent weeks.

Azpilicueta's deployment out wide could be dependent on reinforcements
returning in central defence and Tuchel had mixed news on the fitness of a
pair of centre-backs.

'Andreas Christensen has the same back pain that he had before and which
made him miss some games before but Thiago Silva is back in training,'
continued Tuchel.

On Timo Werner, who has been recovering from Covid-19 symptoms, the boss
added: 'Timo does not feel good. He's the one who suffers the most from
Covid and who is still struggling physically.'

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