Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri hopes striker Gonzalo Higuain will be fit for Sunday's Premier League trip to Goodison Park to face Everton.
Sarri was asked by Chelsea TV (h/t Metro) if the striker would be available and offered a positive response on his condition.
"I think so. He had a stomachache and a fever," Sarri said. "But no injury, so I think and I hope he will be available."
Higuain was left out of the Chelsea squad for Thursday's trip to Ukraine to take on Dynamo Kiev in the UEFA Europa League to recover from illness:
Nizaar KinsellaSarri on Higuain not travelling and is sick: "He had a fever after the match in the Premier League, for two days.