Romelu Lukaku posts injury update as he receives treatment for twisted ankle suffered against Malmo

Romelu Lukaku provided Chelsea fans with an update following an injury blow against Malmo last week. 

The Belgian striker limped off in the first-half of Chelsea’s convincing 4-0 win in the Champions League last week after twisting his ankle. 

The 28-year-old took to Twitter on Monday to post an update for anxious fans. 

The Belgium international posted a photo of himself laid back on a sofa receiving treatment on the injured ankle. In the caption, he simply posted battery and clock emojis followed by an ellipsis, hinting that he is resting and recharging ready to make a swift return to the pitch. 

Romelu Lukaku required treatment on the pitch after appearing to twist his ankle in the victory

The Belgium international posted a photo of him receiving treatment to his right ankle

The 28-year-old tweeted the battery and clock emojis in the caption alongside the photo

The £98million-signing now faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines with Blues boss Thomas Tuchel confirming he will be without the striker for at least two games. 

‘I don’t think it makes any sense that we go into speculation about how long it’s going to be. The fact is you never know,’ Tuchel said before Chelsea faced winless Norwich.

‘Things can be shorter or longer than expected. One thing I can tell you for sure is that that they are both in treatment and both feeling positive. They are not too worried. Out of the next two games for sure and then we’ll see.’ 

Lukaku was forced off early and boss Thomas Tuchel has said he will miss at least two games

Chelsea face a striker shortage with Timo Werner also expected to be sidelined for some time

But other reports suggest that the worse case scenario could see Lukaku out for four weeks which would see him miss league games against Newcastle and Burnley, as well as a League Cup tie with Southampton and the return fixture against Malmo.  

Timo Werner doubled Chelsea’s injury woes as he also trudged off the pitch after suffering a hamstring strain in the Champions League victory. 

He is expected to miss the Carabao Cup clash against Southampton but there are concerns the Germany star could spend a longer period on the sidelines. 

Both forwards were absent as Chelsea hosted Norwich at the weekend but their services weren’t missed as Tuchel’s side pulled off a magnificent 7-0 battering of the Canaries. 

Chelsea put in a mauling display to thrash Norwich 7-0, despite Lukaku and Werner’s absence