Chelsea star Cole Palmer suffered a freak injury last week which has delayed his return – and teammate Marc Cucurella has hinted the bizarre way it happened<\/b><\/p>\n
The Blues defender has revealed that Palmer fractured his toe by stubbing it against a door at home after losing a game of EA Sports FC.<\/span><\/p>\n Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella has revealed the exact reason for Cole Palmer\u2019s freak injury.<\/span><\/p>\n Palmer was due to return to training following two months out with a groin injury, but his return has been delayed even further due to suffering a fractured toe after stubbing it against a door in his home.<\/span><\/p>\n Since Palmer\u2019s freak injury has come out, Cucurella has hinted that the reason for it was due to the England star losing a game of EA Sports FC.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI couldn\u2019t believe it,\u201d<\/span><\/i> Cucurella said about Palmer fracturing his toe and delaying his return from injury.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThese things can happen sometimes. We have a couple of times these things, but I\u2019m stronger than them so I don\u2019t feel anything.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a big upset for us, because he was near to playing with us and training with us. Now he needs to rest.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n When asked if he knew the reason for Palmer\u2019s freak injury, Cucurella revealed that it was due to Palmer\u2019s rage at losing a game of FC25 (formerly FIFA):<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cTo be fair, I don\u2019t know. He\u2019s running because I think it\u2019s a FIFA game or something like this, I think,\u201d<\/span><\/i> the Spaniard revealed.<\/span><\/p>\nCole Palmer Injury Reason Revealed By Marc Cucurella<\/h2>\n