Chelsea forward Sam Kerr is being cautious with her comeback from a major knee injury, as she set her sights on winning the Women's Champions League. (More Football News)
🐻Kerr, who is Australia's all-time leading goalscorer, has been out since January after she suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in training.
♒She missed the back half of Chelsea's Women's Super League and Champions League campaigns, while she was also absent from Australia's Olympics squad.
🌌But despite being eager to return to action under new Chelsea coach Sonia Bompastor, Kerr is not going to rush her comeback.
☂"I'm not putting a date on my return, just making sure I get it right and making sure I feel good before I get back on the pitch," Kerr told Optus Sport.
🎀"I mean, it's my second ACL, so I know you need to take the time, you need to make sure it's right and I'm doing everything I can.
🌳"But definitely no rush for me, I want to make sure I can play for many more years to come."
ꦓBompastor replaced Emma Hayes after the latter ended her 12-year tenure at the end of last season.
🍸And though Chelsea enjoyed unprecedented domestic dominance under Hayes, the Blues are yet to get over the line in the Champions League.
👍Bompastor, however, won that trophy with Lyon, and Kerr believes Chelsea now have an edge that was previously missing.
🅰She said: "We would love to win the Champions League, that's the one we want, that's what we shoot for.
♈"We've fallen short a few years in a row, and hopefully Sonia brings that to this club."
🌠"We want to win as many trophies as we can – we want to retain the league, get the [domestic] cups back, but the Champions League is the one we're going for this year."
☂Before her injury last season, Kerr was averaging 0.61 goals per 90 minutes, from 3.66 shots per 90, with a 16.67% conversion rate.
𒅌But Kerr's goals per 90 was actually at its lowest since the 2019-20 season, while her xG per 90 (0.46) was at its lowest during her time at Chelsea.
﷽Kerr, who turns 31 on September 10, penned a new deal at the club earlier this year.
🐲Asked if she had thought about her next move, Kerr replied: "This feels like home now. I love it here, I love where I live, I love the girls. We win a lot, so it's nice.
🏅"I want to end my career, whenever that is, with as many trophies as I can, and I think we can do that [here]."
ౠChelsea start their WSL season against Aston Villa on September 20.
