Marc Cucurella posted a picture of himself back in individual training on Friday last week. The defender is still some time away from match fitness as he needs to rejoin group training before getting involved in games.
The left-back suffered a hamstring injury back in December and is expected back in contention in March. Even if he's not available now, Chelsea fans are happy with the Spaniard's continued recovery.
Here is what the Blues fans wrote on Reddit.
Future joy boy: "Big news! I think he is more important than people think."
Webby09246: "Will actually be happy to see Cucu back available. Will be less scary about what subs to make when chilly and gusto are tired since he's actually a fullback"
CometFlight: "I hope he can continue his 'Cafurella' redemption arc. He was very good covering for Reece in some of his games right before his injury and is more than serviceable, despite the criticism he gets."
Happy Drafter: "If people recall he was actually playing his best football for us before getting hurt. That Curcurella would be a big lift. The neutered version prior to that not so much..."
Macsiee: "Losing Cucu out of nowhere was definitely a big hit. He was playing really well for us in those earlier games and can be such an important piece for our rotation, can cover both left and right."
At the moment, Chelsea's available full-backs are Ben Chilwell and Malo Gusto. Centre-back Levi Colwill has played on the left a lot this season, while another centre-half, Alfie Gilchrist, has been forced to feature on the right a few times.
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