Cole Palmer is still enduring pain and is not yet capable of playing three matches a week for Chelsea, head coach Enzo Maresca has revealed, as he provided an update on the Blues talisman's fitness after his return to action earlier this month.

Blues not discussing potential surgery but worries persist over Palmer not feeling right after certain games and training sessions

This article was originally published on www.si.com as Enzo Maresca Provides Update on Fresh Cole Palmer Injury Worry. Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca told his Friday news conference that Cole Palmer is “available at the moment” but hinted he’d left training the previous day at less than 100%.

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has revealed Cole Palmer is still feeling pain in his groin and will not be able to play three games a week for the time being. Palmer has made two appearances for the club since missing over two months of football with the injury, although his comeback was also slightly delayed due to a toe fracture.

Enzo Maresca has revealed why Cole Palmer missed Chelsea's latest training session and why he won't play against Atalanta in the Champions League on Tuesday. The 23-year-old has had an injury-hit season but did make his first start since September in the Blues' goalless draw with Bournemouth last weekend.

COLE PALMER is still dogged by groin pain — sparking fears for Chelsea and England. The Blues’ No 10 has only just come back from 11 weeks on the sidelines due to injury. He returned as a

The loss of Delap to injury during the early stages of the season saw Chelsea recall Marc Guiu from his loan with Sunderland, having originally failed to block Nicolas Jackson’s temporary switch to Bayern Munich.

Estevao isn’t the only interesting player given a start by Enzo Maresca today, you can see the full team lineup here. Cole Palmer could start today, but even if he doesn’t he will be back in soon, and that means someone is going to miss out. We speculate about who that could be, here.