Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has confirmed Liam Delap is set to be sidelined for up to 12 weeks with a hamstring injury.

The £30 million ($41m) summer signing from Ipswich Town sustained the problem during the Chelsea's 2-0 win over Fulham prior to the international break, triggering a late scramble in the transfer market which ended with the return of Marc Guiu whose loan move to Sunderland was cancelled.

Chelsea attempted to call off Nicolas Jackson's proposed transfer to Bayern Munich but the striker stayed in Germany, attempting to push through a move which was eventually revived and completed on deadline day.

"Liam I think is around 10-12 weeks [out] so a long way to go," Maresca told a news conference on Friday before he was asked about Jackson's rollercoaster end

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