Chelsea don receive better news say Cole Palmer fit reach to start their Premier League clash with Bournemouth next Saturday. The game na sixth round of di current campaign. Di 24-year-old forward look like say e don put injury troubles behind am with flying start to di new season, scoring four goals and setting up two more for Chelsea.
Last season bring nothing but frustration. A mix of poor form and fitness problems cost Palmer him place inside England World Cup squad. Thomas Tuchel call Palmer up for England recent Nations League fixtures, but di forward later pull out of di squad with minor muscle problem. Tuchel no hide him displeasure, tell reporters say: ‘It’s a missed opportunity. He’s missing a lot of opportunities.’
According to The Sun, Palmer don shake off setback and e dey ‘on the verge of being ready’ for Saturday visit of Bournemouth, after e complete individual sessions with specialist fitness coach out for Caribbean. Every ‘indication’ point to Palmer dey available at Stamford Bridge. Xabi Alonso also dey hope for good news on some of di other injuries wey hang over him squad. Chelsea sit tenth for Premier League, with just seven points from opening five matches against Fulham, Brighton, Arsenal, Hull and Brentford.
Chelsea don also get new fitness boost before Premier League resume, as Mike Penders return to training. Three-week international break don pass, and Chelsea attention don turn to Bournemouth visit on Saturday. Chelsea been get plenty injury concerns before and during international fixtures, with Reece James, Cole Palmer and Joao Pedro withdraw from England and Brazil duty respectively, citing injuries. Jamie Gittens also suffer wetin look like serious ankle injury, wey force am onto crutches.
Penders miss some of Belgium camp with quad injury and e no appear in any of him nation four matches during di break, as Manchester United’s Senne Lammens and Leipzig’s Maarten Vandevoordt get preferred. But dem don picture am for full first-team training at Cobham, and you fit see am duelling with Jorrel Hato for image wey club website share. E fit be in line to start this weekend, with Emi Martinez still on Argentina duty as of early hours of Wednesday morning, when e appear in Lionel Messi testimonial friendly against Benin. E no clear yet whether e go return London in time for Cherries visit.
Also pictured for Cobham session na returning internationals Pedro Neto and Estevao. Emmauel Emegha dey pictured for session earlier this week. But Palmer, Joao Pedro and Moises Caicedo no dey, and none of them appear to don train in recent weeks. Caicedo don dey deal with calf injury since summer, wey stop am from making any meaningful contribution to dis campaign, while Joao Pedro dey thought to dey deal with knee issue, for which he don dey see specialist dis month. Palmer reportedly get some holiday time for early days of break, which he spend for Caribbean with personal trainer wey help him recovery.
