Cole Palmer has fractured his little toe in a freak accident at residence – with the Chelsea and England star stubbing his left foot on a door on Wednesday night time to depart him sidelined for even longer.
Palmer was on the verge of getting back from his groin damage for the Blues, who will face Burnley tomorrow adopted by Barcelona within the Champions League and Premier League leaders Arsenal.
Supervisor Enzo Maresca broke the information at his pre-match press convention this morning, telling us on the 23-year-old Englishman: ‘He isn’t obtainable for tomorrow for certain, Barcelona for certain, Arsenal for certain.
‘Sadly he had an accident at residence two days in the past and he hit his toe. It is nothing essential, however for certain, he is not again subsequent week.
‘It may occur. I get up many occasions in the course of the night time to go to the bathroom. I hit my head, my legs, my all the pieces, so it could actually occur.
‘He was very shut. He was again with us nearly with the groin and it is superb information, after which, once more, he had this small downside. Hopefully it is nothing essential.’
Cole Palmer has fractured his toe in a freak accident at residence – ruling him out of key matches
The midfielder had been sharing snaps of his restoration on-line with followers anticipating his return
Supporters had anticipated to be instructed that Palmer had returned to coaching.
Chelsea have coped properly with out their playmaker, successful eight of the 11 video games they’ve performed since he picked up his groin damage. That they had been aiming to have him again and obtainable for the go to of Barcelona in a seismic Champions League showdown this Tuesday.
Nevertheless, there’s now no set timeline on his new return, with Maresca solely saying that he will certainly miss this week and subsequent week.
Maresca continued: ‘We do not know. The one factor we all know is that he is not obtainable for this week or subsequent week. The final time I noticed him was yesterday morning, and he was with out socks, with out flip-flops, he was with out nothing, I do not know clarify it. The issue is that it is a small toe, so the contact with the boots could be painful.
‘The team-mates are higher gamers with Cole enjoying. I really feel a lot better when Cole is on the pitch, and all of us need Cole on the pitch. On the similar time, when Cole just isn’t on the pitch, we have to discover a answer. The group is doing unbelievable.’
