Overview
- A club meeting concluded Palmer is targeting a return next month after recurring groin trouble limited him to four appearances this season.
- He was substituted after 21 minutes in the 2-1 defeat at Manchester United on September 20 and has not featured since.
- He is likely to miss October fixtures against Nottingham Forest, Ajax, Sunderland and Wolves, according to multiple reports.
- England manager Thomas Tuchel called the issue "concerning" and warned it could become chronic, leaving Palmer out of this month’s squad.
- The diagnosis is a strained groin with no surgery planned, and reporting indicates post-match contact with Jorrel Hato did not worsen the problem; separately, Palmer’s ‘Cold Palmer’ trademark was entered on the UK register on October 3.