Chelsea have seemingly suffered a potential blow involving Estevao Willian ahead of Saturday's Premier League fixture against Nottingham Forest.

The 18-year-old's reputation has remained on an upward trajectory since his arrival at Stamford Bridge, particularly through his impact over the past eight days.

As well as netting the winning goal against Liverpool before the October international break, Estevao scored twice in Brazil 's 5-0 victory over South Korea earlier this week.

Despite his increasing workload, that had left the former Palmeiras prodigy in a position where he is line to start versus Japan on Tuesday.

However, as per Globo , it is possible that Estevao will not be a part of the squad to square off against the Asian giants.

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