Romelu Lukaku is set to undergo a scan on a thigh injury before returning to Chelsea this week.
The Chelsea striker has played two matches for Thomas Tuchel’s side since returning to the club in a £97.5m deal from Inter Milan last month.
During the international break, Lukaku struck a brace in Belgium’s 5-2 win over Estonia last Thursday before scoring the opener in a 3-0 win over Czech Republic on Sunday.
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He is suspended for Belgium’s World Cup qualifier against Belarus on Wednesday and will now return to London ahead of Chelsea’s fixture at home to Aston Villa on Saturday.
But Lukaku has confirmed that he has been ‘struggling with a minor issue’ with his thigh ahead of Chelsea’s match with Villa.
‘I’ll have a scan of my thigh first,’ Lukaku told HLN after Belgium’s victory against Czech Republic.
‘I have been struggling with a minor issue for a while. And then I will return to Chelsea.’
Chelsea are also monitoring N’Golo Kante’s ankle issue ahead of the Premier League’s return at the end of this week.
The France international was forced off at the break in the 1-1 draw with Liverpool on August 28 due to an ankle injury.
Kante reported for international duty with France last Monday but he pulled out of the squad for their three World Cup qualifiers.
