The 21-year-old who signed from Southampton for around £60M was forced off in the opening minutes of Chelsea's 2-2 draw against Qarabag in the Champions League on Wednesday night.
Lavia was forced to sit out 226 days last season through injury, and managed just over half an hour throughout the entirety of 2023/2024 campaign, as he continues to see more of the medical room than the pitch.
Now, as reported by Fabrizio Romano, Lavia is now set to be out for a number of weeks as frustration grows around his persistent injuries.
“Romeo Lavia will be out for at least one month due to quad injury suffered against Qarabag.”
Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca recently admitted that Lavia’s latest injury means he cannot rest Moises Caicedo as much as he’d like which puts the club in an awkward position.
“Absolutely, yes,” Maresca said. “When you have a chance to rotate also. And the other day, I think we said already, two or three times, that we have Caicedo, we have Enzo Fernandez, we have Pedro Neto, we have Joao Pedro, that they are all players that they are not training every day, because of small issues.
“So if we are able to give them some time off, rest, it’s better. But in this moment, you see, Moi, the other day, after five minutes, he was on the pitch. In the past, we used Andrey Santos as a No.6. In the past, we used also Josh as a No.6. And Reece is playing as a No.6. But for sure, when you have more options, it’s better.”
Reports state that Chelsea may decide to cash in on Lavia if his injuries continue as the midfielder is almost never available and when he does return to fitness he often picks up a knock and has to begin the cycle once more.