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Hayes taking time away from Chelsea after emergency hysterectomy
Chelsea manager Emma Hayes who has revealed she is recovering after undergoing an emergency hysterectomy last week.

CHELSEA boss Emma Hayes has revealed she is recovering after undergoing an emergency hysterectomy last week.

The 45-year-old, who has been battling endometriosis, said in a statement on the club’s official website that she will “need time and patience to return to full health”.

Hayes’s assistants Denise Reddy and Paul Green are to oversee first-team affairs during her absence.

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