Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has told Football.London that Jorginho will start against Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds United.
Tuchel’s Chelsea will take on Leeds at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League on Saturday.
The Chelsea boss has said that £50 million midfielder Jorginho (BBC Sport) will start against Leeds.
However Tuchel has made it clear the Italy international midfielder is not fully fit and has pain.
Jorginho did not play against Zenit Saint Petersburg in the Champions League in midweek due to a back pain.
Thomas Tuchel on Jorginho v Leeds
Tuchel told Football.London about Jorginho: “Trevoh Chalobah is still out, Kovacic is obviously out, N’Golo Kante out for tomorrow and Ben Chilwell too.
“Jorginho did the last two training sessions and will do what he did the last game, play through pain.”
Fitness boost a worry for Leeds
In our opinion, if Jorginho starts for Chelsea, then it will be a problem for Leeds.
Now, we know how good the Italian is.
There was a chance that the 29-year-old could have won the 2021 Ballon d’Or.
Moreover Kalvin Phillips will not for play against Chelsea.
The England international midfielder is injured at the moment.
In our view, if Jorginho starts, then it is really going to make life tough for Leeds in the middle of the park.
So, Leeds head coach Bielsa really needs to come up with a good plan to make sure that his side do not lose the midfield battles.
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