Chelsea's Belgium international star Eden Hazard has fractured his ankle, the Belgian football federation confirmed late Sunday.
Belgium’s Eden Hazard gives a press conference in Tubize, on June 4, 2017, on the eve of a friendly football match between Belgium and Czech Republic. / AFP PHOTO / Belga / BRUNO FAHY / Belgium OUT
The 26-year-old playmaker sustained the injury training with the national side and will miss Monday’s friendly against the Czech Republic and a 2018 World Cup qualifier in Estonia on Friday.
A tweet from his national team read: “Medical imaging showed that @hazardeden10 has a fracture in his right ankle #belcze #estbel #roadtorussia.”
Hazard — who helped lift Chelsea to the Premier League title last season — will undergo surgery Monday and could be out for four months, according to press reports.
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