Talismanic Chelsea midfielder Cole Palmer is not expected to return to action from his groin injury until November, reports state.
Palmer was taken off in the early stages of the 2–1 defeat to Manchester United on Sept. 20 after worsening a niggling issue that had been bothering him for some time. That led manager Enzo Maresca to admit in the days that followed that the 23-year-old needed “protecting” from an increasingly high workload that included full participation in the summer’s Club World Cup.
Maresca has always refused to put an exact timeline on when Palmer might return to action, but did say in late September that he hoped to see him back in action immediately after the October international break.
However, are one of a number of publishers to state that a meeting at Chelsea has concluded that Palmer will not be fit enough to return until November—exactly when he’ll step foot on the pitch again is not specified.
Even that short addition to Palmer’s recovery timeline means the attacking midfielder, regarded as one of the best in his position, will miss Premier League games against Nottingham Forest and Sunderland, a trip to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Carabao Cup fourth round, and a clash with Dutch giants Ajax in the Champions League.
