Cole Palmer injury: Enzo Maresca hopes Chelsea forward will be fit to face Barcelona and Arsenal in November
Cole Palmer has missed Chelsea’s last nine matches with a groin injury; Enzo Maresca hopes forward will return to face Barcelona and Arsenal at the end of November; Palmer is not yet training with the Chelsea squad and will miss their Champions League tie with Qarabag on Wednesday
Cole Palmer has been sidelined since September with a groin injury
Enzo Maresca hopes Chelsea will have Cole Palmer back from injury this month to face Barcelona in the Champions League and Arsenal.
Chelsea host Barca on November 25 and then Arsenal five days later, live on
, with Palmer yet to return to training after suffering a groin injury in September.
Palmer has missed the last nine matches and also won’t take part in their Champions League fixture against Qarabag on Wednesday. Head coach Maresca said on October 17 that his star player would be out for around six weeks.
On whether Palmer would be fit to face Barcelona after the international break, Maresca said on Tuesday: “We hope so but with Cole, we try to schedule the beginning and then we need to review that.
“We go day by day with Cole. He is not taking any sessions with the team.
“We have Benoit Badiashile that can probably be available after the international break and for us, that is huge news.
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