Leonardo Spinazzola has been ruled out for several months after rupturing his Achilles tendon (Picture: Getty)Chelsea are eyeing a move to sign Leonardo Spinazzola and reportedly reached out to the Italian with a message of support after his devastating injury at Euro 2020. Spinazzola, 28, had been one of the shining lights of this summer’s tournament, helping Roberto Mancini’s side reach the semi-finals with a string of outstanding performances from left-back. It has since been confirmed that Spinazzola ruptured his Achilles tendon, meaning he requires surgery and could be out of action for around six or seven months. Spinazzola had been one of the standout players at Euro 2020 (Picture: Getty)The injury comes as a major blow to both Italy and Spinazzola, a player who has long been tipped as a potential superstar but whose career continues to be ravaged by fitness and injury problems. Mancini will be without Spinazzola for the remainder of Italy’s Euro 2020 campaign (Picture: Getty)Speaking shortly after Italy’s win over Belgium, Mancini bemoaned the ‘very, very sad’ injury to Spinazzola after such an eye-catching start to the Euros.

Source: Metro July 05, 2021 10:03 UTC