Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca believes Cole Palmer will keep away from groin surgical procedure after the England ahead was pressured off throughout Saturday’s defeat at Manchester United.
Palmer has made simply two Premier League begins this season and lasted solely 21 minutes at Previous Trafford earlier than limping to the sidelines in a recreation Chelsea misplaced 2-1.
Requested whether or not the 23-year-old will want an operation on an harm that has been troubling him for some time, Maresca advised reporters: “The medical employees, they did not point out to me about surgical procedure.
“I do not know if within the subsequent days or the following weeks, however I do not assume so, to be sincere.
“He made an enormous effort on Saturday to attempt to play the sport. He did the take a look at, he was OK however not 100%. However he needed to be there to assist his team-mates and to be there in that sort of recreation.
“Sadly, it was painful so we determined to alter it. And it is extra day-by-day, week-by-week, game-by-game to see how it’s after which determine what we do.”
Palmer is more likely to miss Chelsea’s League Cup third-round tie at third-tier Lincoln on Tuesday, with Romeo Lavia and Benoit Badiashile additionally dominated out.
Maresca is more likely to choose a number of youth academy gamers however the Italian conceded it was a dangerous technique given the potential for a cup upset in opposition to a group flying excessive in League One.
“These are the video games that fear me most, as a result of you’ll be able to slip up very simply,” he mentioned. “Soccer is filled with these sort of video games and I’m very fearful about that.”
