Chelsea have announced that the defender has been forced to undergo surgery. after injuring the anterior cruciate ligament.
Pochettino is also without Reece James, who is ill, and Benoit Badiashile, Armando Broja and Marcus Bettinelli continue to recover from their injuries in London.
Romelu Lukaku, Hakim Ziyech and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang have all stayed at Cobham while they search for transfers.
Pochettino is left choosing his first line-up at Chelsea from a 29-man youth squad that boasts new signings. christopher nkunku and Nicolas Jackson, alongside a host of other young talent, including Levi Colwill.
He can choose to play two XIs at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill with this new manager and his team’s first game of the summer.
Chelsea XI predicted: Kepa; Taste, Thiago Silva, Colwill, Chilwell; Andrew Santos, Enzo, Gallagher; Raven, Jackson, Sterling.
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