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Injured Chelsea player spotted back in training at the gym in background of Mudryk’s video yesterday

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Mykhailo Mudryk uploading a video of himself working hard in the gym may have been encouraging for more reasons than just the Ukrainian.

It can be seen in the background that striker Armando Broja was making the first steps towards his recovery from injury.

The Albanian saw his season end late last year after he suffered a knee injury in the first friendly the club played during their warm weather training camp.

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He went down screaming in agony after an incident off the ball, with him being stretchered off.

The incident was a massive blow amid what could have been a great chance for him to break into the first team for the remainder of the season.

The striker situation has been notably bad this season for Chelsea, however Broja portrayed somewhat of a shining light that could have broken through.

He only really had Kai Havertz and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as competition, and the fortunes of the latter have shown he may have not been facing much of a battle.

The former Arsenal and Barcelona man has since been left out of the club’s Champions League squad, and is reportedly set for a loan move to the MLS in the coming days.

While Broja’s fortunes may be bleak due to the serious injury, there is a small positive that he has at least been spotted returning to some sort of gym work.

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It will be interesting to see if his position at the club is still available when he does return, given the likelihood that Chelsea invest further in the attack in the summer.

This will also see them face competition from David Datro Fofana, who joined the club in January.

The young striker is pushing for his first start after coming on as a substitute against Fulham last week.