Sam Kerr is training with Chelsea’s first team squad as she nears a return from a year-long injury absence, while her club coach revealed the personal toll of the recent trial on the star striker and confirmed she will escape sanction over the incident.
Kerr’s return to the Matildas is dependent on her recovery for Chelsea, and Bompastor said it was difficult to give an accurate timeframe for her return with the 31-year-oldnot yet “full practising” with the squad.
Bompastor – the French manager who took the reins at Chelsea last year – confirmed she had kept in touch with Kerr regularly in the past two weeks and the striker was able to keep the same “mindset” during the six-day trial and after receiving the not guilty verdict.
Chelsea coach Sonia Bompastor told reporters in her regular pre-match press conference ahead of the Women’s Super League match against Everton that Kerr would not face disciplinary action at the club.
“It’s difficult to give a really precise timeframe for Sam but really happy to have her back on pitch with us, with the team,” Bompastor said.
