Cole Palmer is available to his long-awaited return from injury against Premier League leaders Arsenal at Stamford Bridge on Sunday as Enzo Maresca welcomed back Chelsea’s “best player”.
Palmer has only made four appearances for the Blues this season and has been sidelined for the past two months due a groin injury. He also suffered a set-back after fracturing his toe in a freak injury at home.
The 23-year-old missed Chelsea’s 3-0 win over Barcelona on Tuesday but the England international has trained this week, wearing a special boot, and Maresca he is available to start against Arsenal.
Chelsea head into the weekend in second place, six points behind leaders Arsenal, but with the chance to launch themselves into title contention if they defeat their London rivals.
“Everyone is happy, the team-mates are happy, we are all happy and the most important thing is Cole is happy,” Maresca said.
“He is our best player, we are happy he is back, we need to give him time to be 100 per cent fit. He has done fantastic in the past and no doubt he is going to do very good for this club in the future.”
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