The Blues starlet was injured while playing in a friendly for his new club, but heavy knock isn't as bad as was anticipated

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have assured Vitesse that Charly Musonda's injury isn't as bad as first feared, as assessments at Cobham Training Centre show that he will only be out for just over a month.

Vitesse signed Musonda on transfer deadline day, with the young Belgian having to ready himself for a debut by playing in the behind closed doors friendly match against Royal Antwerp.

His competitive debut for Chelsea's feeder club will be delayed but Vitesse had feared the worst after a collision in the 0-0 draw resulted in a serious looking shin injury.

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The 21-year-old is one of 40 players on loan from Chelsea across the football world and still has a contract at his parent club until 2022, after renewing his deal last November.

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Musonda has a mixed time on loan at in 2016, while his switch in 2018 was ended early due to a lack of game time afforded to him by Brendan Rodgers.

attempted to sign Musonda on a permanent deal this summer, while and have shown an interest in bringing him in on loan as a back up option.