Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy will miss the next two weeks with a thigh injury.
The Athletic reports the £22m goalkeeper is optimistic that he will be out for no more than two weeks after suffering the injury on international duty.
Though it is just a minor injury, it throws up the likelihood of manager Frank Lampard having to turn to the under-fire Kepa Arrizabalaga or 39-year-old Willy Caballero for the visit of Southampton in a week.
The 28-year-old suffered the injury while training with the Senegal national team ahead of their friendly against Morocco.
He has returned to Chelsea where he will be further examined by the club's medical staff.
The injury blow comes after Mendy made a promising start to his Chelsea career, keeping their first clean shirt of the season in victory over Crystal Palace on his debut.
