Chelsea suffer worrying double injury blow after Cole Palmer decision as player returns to Cobham
Chelsea have been dealt two worrying injury updates less than one week into the final international break of the season. The Blues have seen most of their senior squad leave Cobham for around a fortnight to carry out duties with their national sides.
Thiago Silva is one of very few that remain behind at the Surrey training base having lost his place in the Brazil squad. Mauricio Pochettino has so far been yet to turn to the 39-year-old since his return from injury.
The break will allow for him to keep progressing towards full fitness ahead of the final stretch of fixtures this term which include an FA Cup semi-final against Manchester City next month. Benoit Badiashile is also waiting to get back in the side following a lengthy layoff himself.
However, two of Mauricio Pochettino's standouts from the win over Leicester last week, a duo that has struggled with injuries themself this term, have suffered setbacks. As well as an early scare with Cole Palmer — who missed the first training session with England at St George's Park on Wednesday — Malo Gusto has now dropped out of action for his country.
The full-back was called up to France's Under-23 squad for matches against Ivory Coast and USA. Due to feature for Thierry Henry over the break as preparation for the Olympic games in Paris this summer, Gusto will return back to Cobham, reports suggest.
L'Equipe write that Gusto has been suffering with an illness and will recover at home. He has previously struggled with fitness this season, missing four games across November and December after the last international break. He has played plenty of football recently though, and Pochettino will hope he can be back in time to play Burnley at Stamford Bridge on March 30.
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