Chelsea defender Maxence Lacroix reportedly out for weeks, with 2027 return likely

On Oct. 30, 2026, Fabrizio Romano reported that Chelsea defender Maxence Lacroix would miss several weeks with a hamstring injury and likely return only in 2027. Other posts citing Ben Jacobs offered different estimates for his absence. Romano also relayed Fabrice Hawkins’s report that France had ruled Lacroix out of the next international break. Romano gave no exact return date.