Chelsea wunder-kid Callum Hudson-Odoi is set to be sidelined for seven months after picking an Achilles injury in their 2-2 stalemate with Burnley on Easter Monday.
Hudson-Odoi, whose father is from Ghana, appeared to have sustained an injury when controlling a pass just before the 40-minute mark.
The 18-year-old tried to play on but continued to limp until he was replaced with Pedro Rodriguez.
In the aftermath of the match, deputy manager Gianfranco Zola confirmed the youngster has suffered a serious blow after he left Stamford Bridge wearing a protective boot.
"Kante should not be too bad. Unfortunately [with] Hudson-Odoi it looks a serious thing," Zola told Sky Sports.
"We have to wait until tomorrow before I can tell you how serious it is going to be but it is not looking good."
Ghanaians have got immense interest in the Chelsea youngster Hudson-Odoi even though he was born and raised in Wandsworth in Greater London.
The talented midfielder is the younger brother of non-League striker Bradley Hudson-Odoi and the the son of former Hearts of Oak and Ghana international midfielder Bismark Odoi.
Eligible for both England and Ghana, the Chelsea ace played for England at every age group from under-16 to under-19 level giving hope to the West African country that he could in future play for them because of FIFA eligibility rules.
Hudson-Odoi further cemented his silent warning that he was keen on only playing for England and was subsequently called-up by the European country’s under-21 team for the first time in March 2019.
In a dramatic turn of events, few days after his U21 call up, several injuries rocked England with a number of the senior squad players opting out.
The youngster of Ghanaian descent was subsequently called up to Gareth Southgate's England senior squad for UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers against Czech Republic and Montenegro.
The Chelsea player was clearly delighted upon receiving his maiden senior team call-up and Hudson-Odoi stated he was 'shocked' and described it as 'a dream come true'.
With the call up to the England senior national team, it ended Ghana’s hopes of capping him as FIFA rules prevent players who have played for a senior national team from switching allegiance.
Despite this, Ghana football fans follow his progress as he is still viewed as Ghanaian with his father still an icon for Accra-based giants Hearts of Oak.