This is the tile for Kurt Zouma.
The West Ham international defender will be unavailable for a long time.
Released this Saturday in the 71st minute of the derby against Chelsea (3-2), the ex-Stéphanois suffers from a hamstring tendon injury.
"A scan carried out on Monday revealed the damage and the French international defender has already started his recovery program at Rush Green under the supervision of the medical team," said the club's statement, which did not disclose a period of 'unavailability.
According to our information, his absence from the land is estimated at a minimum of one and a half months.
Arrived during the offseason at West Ham for compensation of 35 million euros from Chelsea in order to benefit from more playing time, Kurt Zouma, 27, had a great start to the season. First with his London club since he played 11 Premier League matches, all of them. He was particularly illustrated last month during the clash against Liverpool by scoring the winning goal (3-2) in the last minutes of the meeting. His team has so far achieved an excellent championship, occupying 4th place (synonymous with qualification for the next Champions League) behind the ogres Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool.
With the Blues, Kurt Zouma has participated as a starter in 3 of the last 6 games (1-1 in Ukraine then twice 2-0 against Finland in the 2022 World Cup qualifying).
His most prosperous period in the French team because he has only 11 capes (including 6 starts and a goal) since his first match in 2015 against Denmark (2-0).
With less than a year before the next World Cup in Qatar, this absence until at least mid-January is inevitably detrimental.
The next gathering of the Blues is scheduled for the end of March with undoubtedly a tournament in Qatar.
