Chelsea given worrying Cole Palmer update as World Cup fears surfaceCole Palmer has struggled with fitness and form this season, as Chelsea navigate a campaign which for them started less than a month after winning the Club World CupView 2 Images Cole Palmer has been described as 'shattered' (Image: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)Cole Palmer has been left ’shattered’ and Chelsea are suffering from severe burnout. Palmer played a full season in 2023-24, then went to the Euros in 2024 and did not get a proper break last summer as he played for Chelsea in the Club World Cup. ‌That has left Palmer in serious danger of missing this summer’s World Cup with England because he has not made Thomas Tuchel’s squad since last June. ‌Talking at the FT Live event, Molango said: “For us the concern is, of course, player welfare because for me when I look at someone like Cole Palmer. Cole Palmer could go if he goes to the World Cup three consecutive summers without a break.

Source: Daily Mirror February 26, 2026 19:42 UTC