Ghanaian international Tariq Lamptey will play no part on Saturday when Brighton travel to Stamford Bridge to face his former club Chelsea.
Lamptey, has been out of action for a month now and his club boss says he is yet to recover.
“Lamptey is not available to play for us, it is bad news for us.” Manager De Zerbi stated ahead of the Chelsea game.”
“He is important for us because he has different characteristics, different qualities to Joel Veltman.”
The Ghanaian defender has made 20 league appearances for Brighton as they sit 7th on the table with 46 points.
