Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca revealed a number of key players including Cole Palmer could miss their Monday night game against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Quizzed firstly about the fitness of captain Reece James ahead of the contest, Maresca shared his thoughts on the Englishman’s availability.
“For Reece it is not about if he scores goals or how many minutes, it’s just to manage him. We are going to see. If he plays 45 minutes he can be ready but we don’t want to risk [him]. We don’t want him to get injured again.”
The Italian also revealed that three players are in doubt for Monday’s game including their star performer Cole Palmer.
“Cole [Palmer], Levi [Colwill], Romeo [Lavia] were not in the session today. We have three or four players who are a doubt for Monday’s game because in the last game, they picked up some problems.
“Cole, the first half [of the last game] they kicked him so he didn’t train today, we don’t know if he will train tomorrow.”
He was asked about defender Trevoh Chalobah after the club end his loan and recalled him from Crystal Palace this week.
“It is quite an easy process [getting him back]. We have quite a few injuries and we were looking for a solution so we called back Trev. First of all, we know him very well, second we are sure he can [impress].”
Speaking on the situation of winger Mykhailo Mudryk, who has been suspended for alleged doping, Maresca insisted he wants to help him climb back to the first team.
“I don’t know [when we will get clarity on the situation]. The only thing I can say is that we are close to Mykhailo as a club and we are trying to help him. In terms of an update I don’t have one.”
