No hamstring operation for Estevao

Chelsea winger Estevao Willian is set to avoid surgery on the hamstring he injured last month.

Sources deny any disagreement following recent reports of a dispute between the 18-year-old's camp and Chelsea over whether he should have an operation.

Estevao's injury, sustained while sprinting for the ball against Manchester United on 18 April, will rule him out of the World Cup as he didn't make Brazil's 55-man preliminary list.

The forward was close to tears as he left the pitch , and has since been given time in Brazil to focus on his recovery.

Having joined Chelsea last summer from Palmeiras, Estevao hoped the move would boost his chances of a call-up to Carlo Ancelotti's squad for the tournament in North America.