EDEN HAZARD is set to miss massive Chelsea games against Arsenal, Tottenham and Manchester City as he recovers from ankle surgery.
The Premier League champions knew they would miss their star man for the start of the season after he went under the knife.
But the fixtures unveiled yesterday revealed he could miss three crucial league games as well as the Community Shield clash with the Gunners.
Chelsea are pencilled in to play Spurs on August 19, Arsenal on September 16 and Man City on September 30.
And Hazard is not expected to start training again until September, making a match before October seem unlikely.
Chelsea confirmed the 26-year-old broke his right ankle in a training session with the Belgium national side on June 5.
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The club said: “Eden Hazard successfully underwent surgery today after sustaining a fracture to his right ankle while training with the Belgian national team.
“He is expected to return to training in approximately three months.”
Chelsea’s first game of the season is against Burnley and Hazard is also likely to miss lower-profile games against Everton, Leicester and Stoke before making his return. Chelsea 2017-18 fixtures
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