Romeo Lavia gives Chelsea a major scare after suffering an ankle injury in training – with Blues sweating on the results of scans for their new £58m midfielder

Chelsea will discover the extent of Romeo Lavia’s summer ankle injury on Saturday.

Midfielder Lavia underwent a scan on Friday after hurting himself in training on Thursday when he went over his ankle following a challenge.

Lavia underwent the problem after fears he had suffered some ligament damage, although Chelsea were awaiting results to find out the full severity of the injury.

The highly rated 19-year-old joined Chelsea from Southampton for £58 million last month and is yet to make his Blues debut.

He has been working on his fitness since his move, having not trained or played much for Southampton before his move. His future has been up in the air since the south coast’s relegation last season.

Lavia moved from Southampton to the Blues last month for £58m after performing for the Saints

Chelsea will be hoping for good news as they have already struggled with a number of injuries this season.

They lost defender Wesley Fofana to a long-term knee injury ahead of their pre-season tour to America and defender Trevoh Chalobah and summer arrival Christopher Nkunku during their trip to the United States.

Reece James suffered a hamstring problem in training after Chelsea’s season opener against Liverpool and Carney Chukwuemeka suffered a knee injury in the defeat to West Ham the following week.

Mykhailo Mudryk was also sidelined due to injury, but returned to the squad last time out for the defeat to Nottingham Forest.

Benoit Badiashile and Armando Broja are yet to feature for Chelsea this season as they recover from their respective hamstring and knee injuries.

Lavia (right) is yet to play for Chelsea and has focused on building up his fitness during training

The 19-year-old Belgian midfielder’s injury is a huge blow for Blues boss Mauricio Pochettino