Cole Palmer has been spotted taking pictures with fans while out in Dubai as the Chelsea star continues his recovery from a groin problem.

The England attacker is expected to remain unavailable until at least next month. The injury has plagued the 23-year-old since the start of the 2025/26 campaign, as he has only played 140 minutes since September.

Back in August, he was a late withdrawal from the starting XI to face West Ham United with a further two weeks spent on the sidelines before he returned to action and scored off the bench against Brentford last month.

Just seven days later, he was forced off early into the defeat at Manchester United and he has remained absent for the following four games. Enzo Maresca ruled him out of this past weekend's win over Liverpool without hesitation and his honest update suggests he could still be unavailable after the October international break.

"Cole is still out," he admitted last Friday. "I don't have any updates at the moment. We have a meeting this week to see how he is, and we will then decide [whether he can return after the international break]."

While many of his Chelsea team-mates...