London, England – Na wetin dey happen for Stamford Bridge as Chelsea‘s star boy, Cole Palmer, dey fight for hin fitness. Recent warning don come say if dem no carefully manage di groin injury wey don hold am back, e fit sideline am till di end of di year. Chai, as if di club no dey struggle enough already!
Di Blues coach, Enzo Maresca, don talk say Palmer go dey out till after di international break. E no too sure if dem go need surgery for di injury, but injury analyst Ben Dinnery don spill say surgery fit mean three solid months for sideline. Na wah! (Surgery dey be like bad luck – e no just give di kind vibes wey Chelsea need now).
Dinnery explain say di club dey consider two options: allowing Palmer to rest for two to three weeks or rushing him into theatre. But wetin be di sense of rushing when di guy don dey perform like superstar? Na true, Palmer don shine since e join from Manchester City, scoring 37 goals in his first two Premier League seasons. Di man be like amebo for di field, na him dey give dem reason to cheer!
Last week, Chelsea manage win for Champions League against Benfica, but di league form been sleek like snails – two straight losses to Man United and Brighton don set dem down. (No be say dem dey shine like diamond now, but hope dey always dey!)
Palmer get di injury during di match against Man United, and Maresca bin feel say no need for surgery then. E talk, “Di medical staff no mention anything about surgery. Maybe if e change in di next couple of weeks, we go adjust plans, but for now, I no think so.” But now e be like say dem dey think hard about di situation – one decision fit change di entire season. E no easy, abeg!
As Chelsea dey plan to face Liverpool this weekend, di coach fit turn to Facundo Buonanotte, who been dey shine like diya during di win against Benfica. E get plenty decisions to make, and with Palmer out, e go need every talent wey him fit gather.
With Palmer’s injury update, di coach’s plan now be to baby di player small. If dis injury dey manage hin well, maybe dem go see am back in action by di end of October. Abeg, make dem just manage di guy; di last thing wey Chelsea fans want na for person wey dey perform like Palmer to exit dem pitch for long.
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