Big Chelsea boost pre West Ham as ‘exceptional’ 26year-old is spotted training after a month out

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Chelsea have been handed a huge boost ahead of the West Ham United clash with Denis Zakaria pictured in first-team training at Cobham.

West Ham play host to Chelsea on Saturday in the 12:30 kick-off and the clash is an absolutely huge one for the two Premier League sides.

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David Moyes and Graham Potter both have big injury concerns on their plate ahead of the game at the London Stadium tomorrow.

Maxwel Cornet and Kurt Zouma will definitely miss the game, whilst Gianluca Scamacca is a big doubt. Meanwhile, Ben Johnson is expected to fill in for the injured Thilo Kehrer.

Chelsea have an injury list as long as your arm but they have been boosted with the recent returns of Ben Chilwell, Reece James and Raheem Sterling.

And now it seems as though another player could be closing in on a return for the Blues…

Potter handed big boost ahead of West Ham vs Chelsea

The Blues boss could be set to welcome another player back to fitness after a lengthy spell on the sidelines.

Denis Zakaria has not played for Chelsea since their 2-1 defeat to Fulham on January 12th – four weeks ago today.

The 26-year-old, currently on loan from Juventus, could be back in contention to face the Hammers though. He was spotted training with the first-team at Cobham yesterday, via CFC Pics:

Zakaria has established himself as a key player for Chelsea after the World Cup break.

The 26-year-old defensive midfielder has displayed brilliant positional awareness and has offered a real level of protection for Chelsea’s back-line under Potter’s tutelage.

His former BSC Young boys coach recently described him as an ‘exceptional’ footballer. And we’re starting to see the best of Denis Zakaria in the Premier League now.

Graham Potter will be delighted to have the midfielder back in contention to start games as Chelsea look to climb the table, after a woeful first half to their campaign.

However, whether Saturday will come too soon for the Switzerland international remains to be seen.

The West Ham vs Chelsea clash should be an absolute belter. Here’s hoping for a positive result for Moyes and the boys.

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