Moises Caicedo is a doubt for Chelsea’s Premier League clash against Arsenal on Sunday.
The Ecuador international missed the opening game of the season against Fulham with an injury, returning to the squad last time out against Brighton.
With the Seagulls launching a second-half fight-back, Caicedo was called from the bench against his former club but lasted just 11 minutes with injury striking again.
The midfielder looked visibly upset as he left the pitch but Alonso calmed fears over a major injury after the game.
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Speaking in his pre-match press conference ahead of the trip to the Emirates, the Chelsea boss said his player will undergo a late fitness test after a final training session on Saturday.
‘We will check tomorrow. Tomorrow is the last session for the squad on Sunday,’ Alonso said.
‘We need to not worry about the things that happen,’ he added. ‘We will make the final decision tomorrow.’
Chelsea’s midfield options are lighter after deadline day with Enzo Fernandez sealing his £120million move to Manchester City.
The Blues had hoped to bring in Lamine Camara as his replacement, agreeing a £47m deal with Monaco.
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But the Ligue 1 side pulled the plug on the deal at the eleventh hour much to Chelsea’s fury.
‘We are prepared and happy with the squad we have, the competition in positions,’ Alonso said on missing out on Camara. ‘There’s a good balance of players in different stages.’
Chelsea have an otherwise relatively clean bill of health heading into Sunday’s showdown in north London.
Summer signing Marco Palestra has missed the opening games of the season and was not spotted in training at Cobham this week.
While Alonso did not provide an update on his fitness on Friday afternoon, the former Atalanta star told Italian media on Thursday he is a ‘few days away’.
Jordan Henderson is also edging closer to full fitness after his wrist injury suffered during the World Cup with England.
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