Chelsea have reminded their players to wash their hands after a virus outbreak within the club which has struck down several of their stars and staff members. ‘We had a meeting today with the players about washing your hands, the basics, which is really important and hopefully we can contain it. ‘We need to assess them after training, to make sure they come through all of the protocols they need to come through. He's not with the group, but seeing him out on the pitch doing his rehab, he's looking really, really good. If something is right for us in any position, that's going to help the team and the club, we'll look at it.’

Source: Metro January 15, 2026 15:38 UTC