The Blues will face Newcastle United at St James Park on Saturday afternoon. The game is expected to kick off at 3pm GMT.
Thomas Tuchel have confirmed that the Croatian international will be out for at least three weeks due to hamstring.
'He will be out for some weeks,' Tuchel said. 'You could call Mateo at 3am, for technical training, defensive training, set-piece training or just call him and he'll be there. He's such a fantastic team player.
'I was a huge fan of him when he played for Real Madrid. I told him, I remember seeing the Clasicos, I could see the big, big potential in him. He has such a passion for training.
'It's a pure joy to be his coach. What we do is encourage him, to trust in his potential, simplify his game.'
Meanwhile Kovacic injury has added to Chelsea injury list, Timo Werner and Romelu Lukaku are currently sidelined.
Recall that the Blues duo were stretched off in their 4-0 win over Malmo FC in their UEFA Champions League clash last week.
Werner and Lukaku missed their win over Southampton in the League Cup during mid week.
On Lukaku and Werner, he added: 'I'm not a friend of deadlines and putting pressure on expectations but I can tell you that it is realistic that Timo and Romelu have a new target and that target is after the international break. That is what we aim for.'
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