Levi Colwill injury news: Chelsea defender undergoes surgery for torn ACL
MORE — Tottenham Hotspur confirm torn ACL for James Maddison
'Defender Levi Colwill has today undergone successful surgery to an anterior cruciate ligament injury.
'The 22-year-old had reported back to Cobham for pre-season at the start of this week, before unfortunately sustaining the injury in training. Medical assessments confirmed surgery would be the required course of action.
Colwill injury a big blow for Chelsea, Maresca
While Chelsea are (beyond) fully loaded in the attacking positions, Enzo Maresca doesn't have quite as many natural defenders at his disposal. Colwill was Chelsea's most-present defender in the Premier League last season (3,150 minutes) with Tosin Adarabioyo and Wesley Fofana, the Blues' next most-used center backs, down at 1,405 and 1,176 respectively.
Fofana hopes to be ready for the start of the season next weekend after undergoing hamstring surgery this offseason and Trevoh Chalobah (911 after being recalled from loan in January) is the only other one to play 350 minutes at center back in the PL.
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