Rico Henry Injuries

'Rico is the one who is furthest ahead of the three... I think he is close to returning to the squad. It could be for Chelsea, but let’s see.' 'There's a good chance [of him making the squad]. He's the closest of the three - Gustavo Nunes and Aaron Hickey - that played in the B Team game the other day.'

'Rico got a minor setback with a hamstring injury, unfortunately.' 'It’s a hamstring injury. Not a big one - he’s out running again. He will not be involved at the weekend. We are looking at weeks.' 'With [Aaron Hickey] and Rico, we need to build the robustness.'

'We know it's a knee injury, but we don't know what the situation exactly is. Let's see on Monday before we make too many conclusions.' 'Rico will require surgery in the next week or so and, unfortunately, a prolonged period of recovery.' '[It's been] a bit of a slow one [but] picking up now in the gym, so I'm feeling good. Should be on the grass in a couple weeks, I think.' 'It's looking good in terms of when we start pre-season. He should be ready to join in 100 per cent, which is the main bit for me. Hopefully, he can be fully firing, ready for the new season.' 'They are on track to get back quick. Crystal Palace will be touch and go, but I expect them to be available for the first few games of the season.' 'Rico and Aaron [Hickey] are the two other closest ones. They are also progressing well. Rico trained in the 11v11 today and destroyed the tactical plan because he ran straight through the defence of the team I had! Realistically, before the international break will be difficult for them to be involved in the squad. But let's see - I'm positive about Rico after today. It will be game by game after that.' 'He is progressing very well, and hopefully, he is soon ready to join the squad. He is on the right trajectory; he has trained every session this week with no restrictions. He is electric; he catches your eye, and I am so excited,' said Thomas Frank. 'Rico will not be available, unfortunately. He's still on track but got a minor, minor, minor muscle injury, that's why he didn't play in the behind-closed-doors friendly last week, but we expect him to be on the pitch tomorrow. Yes, it's a setback, but it's not really a setback because it's nothing to do with his knee.' 'Josh (Dasilva) is further down the line. Rico (Henry) is progressing, but it's still not like he will play next week.' 'Rico is a little bit further - no setbacks, but he is not ready yet.' 'Rico trained with the team today. So, that's a positive, too. He has done a lot on the grass and a lot one-on-one; he's now back training with the team. Manchester United will probably be too soon. It will likely be a few weeks after that. I will know more after the international break.' 'Rico is in a positive place. He played 45 mins in an in-house game on Tuesday, which was good to see. He won’t travel. It’s too early to involve him, so it will be more clever to get him involved over the next two weeks. He has trained all week.' 'Rico is getting closer, but not close enough. I don’t know if cautious is the right word, but we want to get it right. When a player has been out for a long time, you want to be sure when you put him on the pitch that he is ready.' 'We are extra cautious. When he puts his foot on the grass we want to be as sure, so there are some strength markers we need to tick to be 100 per cent sure. If everything goes to plan, it will be a week until he can be involved in a game.' 'Soon, hopefully. I think Rico will be back sooner than Hickey. I’ve said in a press conference recently, instead of getting your hopes up too high I will just say, ‘This week, they are involved in the squad'. 'There is positive news. Rico Henry will start the game tomorrow. That's a big boost for him, for us, and, hopefully, for the fans.' 'Rico will be involved in the game tomorrow; not only will he be involved, he will start. That’s a big boost for him, us and the fans. He has been good in training; very aggressive, as he always is. He played an in-house game and also a friendly with the B team. In general, he’s looked good and ready to start. If he wasn’t good enough, we wouldn’t start him.'

'We also love to have Rico Henry on the pitch. Unfortunately, a minor calf strain, so hopefully he is going to only miss this game.'

"Mathias played 90 mins Tuesday so is fine and Rico trained well the whole week. Both of them should be available for selection."

"Rico is looking like a player who will be available for the weekend. Then I need to take a decision on how ready he is to start."

"I don’t know what happened to Rico and Sergi but they had to come off, but I expect them to be ready [for Thursday] too."

"There was a minor issue with his ankle, plus he was on a yellow card."