Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca handed huge boost with five stars back for Premier League return

Cole Palmer is among those who person been capable to bid during planetary interruption having withdrawn from England work arsenic Chelsea hole for sojourn to Leicester

Cole Palmer volition beryllium disposable for Chelsea's travel to Leicester connected Saturday.

Star antheral Palmer was 1 of 8 players to retreat from past week’s England squad due to the fact that of injury. But Blues brag Enzo Maresca expects the 22-year-old to beryllium acceptable to commencement against his erstwhile nine having afloat recovered from a hefty situation by Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez 2 and a fractional weeks ago.

Palmer played done the symptom successful the 1-1 gully with Arsenal earlier the planetary break. Levi Colwill and Jadon Sancho are besides backmost successful afloat grooming pursuing issues, portion nine skipper Reece James and Malo Gusto volition beryllium disposable for the lunchtime sojourn to the King Power Stadium.

But centre backmost Wesley Fofana is simply a interest having dropped retired of the France squad with genu pain.

Meanwhile, erstwhile originative midfielder Joe Cole has claimed that Maresca’s broadside are exceeding expectations. Chelsea beryllium 3rd successful the Premier League table, 9 points down aboriginal pacesetters Liverpool.

And Cole told Paddy Power that helium expects Chelsea, who boast 1 of the league’s biggest squads, to decorativeness the run strongly.

“I deliberation Chelsea person overperformed this year, and I deliberation successful definite games, they’ve not got what they deserved. I can’t deliberation of galore games wherever they’ve not played good and for the archetypal clip against Arsenal, I thought we saw signs that the backmost 4 are starting to gel.

“Wesley Fofana is getting stronger each game, Marc Cucurella is simply a apical player, Reece James is coming backmost to his best, Malo Gusto is simply a apical player, and Levi Colwill is improving arsenic a young player.

“I deliberation Chelsea volition beryllium 1 of the teams where, from January to the extremity of the season, if it was fractional a season, they’ll beryllium close up determination due to the fact that it’s the trajectory that the squad are heading successful each week.”

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