Chelsea are weighing up recalling players from their loans to cover the absence of knee injury victim Ben Chilwell.

After some light jogging, Chelsea have been advised that the left-back goes under the knife in a bid to speed up his recovery.

Chilwell is now expected to miss the rest of the season and Chelsea are now seeking a replacement.

Goalsays Chelsea will potentially weigh up recalling loan duo Emerson Palmieri (Lyon) and Ian Maatsen (Coventry City).

Both would be able to ease the current overreliance on Marcos Alonso for the rest of the season.