Midfielder Chelsea Marco van Ginkel will play outside the game for several months.

Chelsea midfielder Marco van Ginkel suffered surgery on his knee, the official website of the "blue".

The 25-year-old Dutchman was having problems with the anterior cruciate ligament. To restore it will take about eight months.

Earlier it was reported that Chelsea would be ready to sell midfielder this summer, but now these plans will probably have to be postponed.

Last season, van Ginkel spent on loan for PSV, where he was captain and helped the club win the Dutch championship, scoring 14 goals and giving four assists in 28 matches of Eredivizi.

The contract of van Ginkel with Chelsea is calculated until 2020.