Bompastor hopeful Kerr will return this season

Sonia Bompastor, the manager of Chelsea, predicts that Sam Kerr will “hopefully” return before the end of the season.

Bompastor claimed it was difficult for her to specify a specific date when the 31-year-old Australian will be able to play following a serious knee injury.

After breaking her anterior cruciate ligament during training in January 2024, Kerr hasn’t played for more than a year.

There are only four games left in this campaign for the Blues, who were knocked out of the Champions League by Barcelona on Sunday.

The Women’s Super League concludes on May 10 with a final match against Manchester United on May 18.

She is exerting a lot of effort, Bompastor said. The entire performance team is working hard for her this season.

We’ll see how it turns out. We are aware that there are only a few games left. Hopefully, yes, but it’s challenging for me to come up with a concise response.

After calling a Metropolitan Police officer “stupid and white,” Kerr was found not guilty of causing racially aggravated harassment in February.

Chelsea’s next game is a league encounter with Manchester United on Wednesday (20:15 BST), where they have the chance to win their sixth straight WSL title.

After crashing out of the Champions League, the Blues are no longer in the race for a fourth consecutive title, but they still have a chance of winning both the league and the FA Cup.

Following her side’s demoralizing 8-2 aggregate defeat to Barcelona, Bompastor said that the “best teams need to bounce back” to succeed.

She stated, “I’m still very confident going into this game on Wednesday.

“I believe it will be a significant step toward the title if we have the chance to win on Wednesday.” For us to concentrate on Manchester United with this strong and powerful motivation.

In the event that Chelsea lose to Aston Villa earlier that evening, they would win their sixth consecutive title by moving six points clear of second-place Arsenal.

We wanted to make the quadruple, Bompastor said. It did not occur.

“We must now move forward and concentrate on the treble, which we should have at the end of the season.”