Cole Palmer suffers toe injury in freak accident after stubbing it on a door at his house, meaning he will miss one week more.
Cole Palmer of Chelsea will miss another week of action after he stubbed his toe on a door on Wednesday night, breaking it.
After missing two months due to a groin injury, the England attacker was scheduled to return to first-team training this week.
However, the 23-year-old’s injury to his preferred left foot’s tiny toe will keep him out for a little while longer.
He will miss the Blues’ next three games: the Champions League meeting against Barcelona on Tuesday, the Premier League match against Burnley on Saturday, and the home game against Arsenal the following weekend.
“He is probably not available for Saturday for sure, Barcelona for sure or Arsenal for sure,” said Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca.
“Unfortunately, he had an accident at home where he hit his toe. It is nothing important, but he won’t be back in the next week.
“I wake up many times during the night – I hit my head, my legs, my everything – so it can happen.”
“I think that his team-mates are better players with Cole playing,” added Maresca. “I feel much better when Cole is on the pitch, and we all want Cole on the pitch.
“At the same time, when Cole is not on the pitch, we need to find a solution. The team is doing very well but we are better with Cole. He was almost back with us.”