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Cole Palmer was absent from Chelsea’s last match prior to the international pause.
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He similarly missed his commitments for international duty because of a muscle issue that needed further examination through scanning.
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Cole Palmer
hasn’t practiced with teammates since sustaining his muscle issue prior to the international break, leaving
Chelsea
perspiring over their playmaker’s availability for next week’s clash with longtime adversaries
Tottenham
.
The injury caused Palmer to skip his team’s previous match.
Premier League
loss at
Arsenal
About two weeks back, since he couldn’t link up at that time,
Thomas Tuchel
’s and
England
For the World Cup qualifiers against Albania and Latvia.
Blues boss
Enzo Maresca
has kept working at Cobham alongside others who also did not go abroad for international duties, including
Nicolas Jackson
, the forward who is anticipated to be fit enough to come back to Tottenham following a two-month absence from the pitch.
The numbers have increased as well due to young players being summoned from the academy to train with the main team. However, Mail Sport has discovered that Palmer hasn’t joined these training sessions just yet.
While it remains uncertain exactly when he will return, considering his significance as their primary playmaker, Chelsea might delay making any definitive decision about including him against Tottenham until absolutely necessary.
Initially, there was hope regarding Palmer’s condition, despite him being referred for a second scan at the beginning of the international break.
The past season has been challenging for this 22-year-old English player, who had participated in every other Premier League match for Chelsea prior to their visit to Arsenal.
Even though he wasn’t performing well, his absence had a considerable impact on that 1-0 loss.
Chelsea aims for a robust finish to secure their spot back in the Champions League. At present, they hold the fourth position on the leaderboard, and previously defeated Tottenham Hotspur 4-3 at their stadium with a remarkable turnaround where Palmer netted two goals, highlighted by his composed Panenka-style penalty kick.
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