Chelsea injury news: Marco Palestra reveals when he can make comeback

Chelsea defender Marco Palestra is yet to marque his Premier League debut, with the summertime signing presently sidelined by injury.

The Blues signed Palestra from Atalanta for a interest of astir £47m, including add-ons, during the summertime transportation window.

The 21-year-old became Xabi Alonso's archetypal signing astatine Chelsea and has committed his aboriginal to the nine connected a six-year contract.

There was a constituent erstwhile it appeared Inter Milan could triumph the contention for his signature, but Chelsea moved rapidly to unafraid his services.

Palestra featured regularly during pre-season but has since been ruled retired with an injury, forcing him to miss the opening 2 Premier League matches.

Chelsea wounded news: When tin Marco Palestra return?

Palestra was absent from Chelsea grooming connected Thursday and is improbable to diagnostic successful the Blues' important play fixture against Arsenal.

The defender precocious revealed that helium is feeling overmuch amended from a fittingness perspective, though helium stopped abbreviated of putting a circumstantial timeframe connected his return.

"I’m fine, it’s inactive a fewer days away, but I consciousness overmuch better," Palestra said successful an interview, arsenic quoted by Tuttomercato.

"From time one, Coach Xabi Alonso and my teammates person made maine consciousness great. A batch has changed, but I similar everything here. Me being a starter? In a squad similar this, determination are nary setbacks."

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Alonso is besides presently without the services of Moises Caicedo, who has nary acceptable instrumentality day arsenic helium continues to physique up his fitness.

The Blues are besides missing summertime signing Jordan Henderson, who suffered a wrist wounded portion connected planetary work with England during the 2026 World Cup.

Chelsea sold Enzo Fernandez connected transportation deadline time for a reported £125m and wanted to bring successful Lamine Camara arsenic his replacement.

Although a deal had been agreed with AS Monaco, the French nine pulled retired astatine the last moment, leaving Chelsea furious implicit however the transportation negotiations were handled.