Beijing, July 24: Chelsea star Pedro has been sent back to London for further tests after he suffered a concussion and facial cuts against Arsenal on Saturday (July 22).

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The Chelsea forward was taken to hospital with a possible concussion after he collided with Arsenal's goalkeeper during their 3-0 win over the London rivals in Beijing.

The Spaniard was on the receiving end of a reckless challenge by Arsenal keeper David Ospina while chasing down a ball and was subsequently subbed off after sustaining the injury.

After nursing primary healing in a hospital in Beijing the winger was declared okay by the doctors, however, he is now being sent to London for further examinations as a precaution by the Chelsea medical team.

The Blues manager, Antonio Conte was hopeful after the match of Pedro continuing the pre-season campaign with them.

But, the Premier League winners confirmed on Sunday (July 23) morning that the winger will have to return to England for further observation and will miss Chelsea's rest of the Asia tour.

A club statement read: "Pedro stayed in hospital overnight in Beijing for observation having sustained a concussion and facial injuries in last night's game against Arsenal. He will now return to London for further review."

The Spanish international also tweeted a picture from his official twitter account last night lying in a hospital bed with the message to share his fitness news.

Which read: "What a shock! Fortunately everything is ok. Thanks 4 your messages"

The news will be a big blow to manager Antonio Conte's pre-season plans as he is already without injured duo Eden Hazard and £40 million signing Tiemoue Bakayoko who are recovering from ankle and knee injuries respectively.

The 29-year old Spaniard is now set to miss Chelsea's games against Bayern Munich on Tuesday (July 25) and Inter Milan on Saturday (July 29), however,the club will be hopeful that he is fit for the Community Shield against Arsenal which is just three weeks away, on 6th August.

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