Chelsea star Cole Palmer is set to miss more games for England after he was left out of their latest squad.

Palmer withdrew from England’s previous squad due to load management, while the attacking midfielder failed to make the cut for the World Cup. It means he has not actually played a game for the Three Lions since March.

Rio Ferdinand fears Cole Palmer’s past comments are costing him

During the summer, Palmer was asked about his England omission. While the 24-year-old wanted to see his teammates do well at the World Cup, he admitted that he fell asleep during one of their games and was not going to cry about not being included in Tuchel’s squad.

Ferdinand now fears that such comments may be behind Tuchel’s decision to overlook Palmer. Discussing the situation on Rio Ferdinand Presents, the Manchester United legend said: “I read something the other day, and I can’t help keep going back to it when Cole Palmer doesn’t get into the squad.

“You know, when he was asked about the England squad when he wasn’t in it and he was like, I didn’t really watch the game or nothing like that and I didn’t show any interest. Those types of things could be working against him.”

Tuchel has said it is not personal, but you could not blame Palmer if he felt it was. The Chelsea attacker is fully fit again, available and one of England’s best players on paper.

Tuchel has now infuriated some Chelsea fans with his treatment of Palmer. His exploits in the 2020/21 Champions League campaign are now starting to be forgotten.

Why Thomas Tuchel could regret latest Cole Palmer snub

The truth is, Palmer is probably not in the best of form right now. He started the season strongly but has really tailed off.

Palmer made little impact against Sunderland over the weekend as Chelsea fell to a 1-0 defeat, and his last open-play goal in the Premier League came all the way back in August against Brighton & Hove Albion.

However, with Bukayo Saka out injured, Palmer would have been the perfect replacement. The former Manchester City star is obviously still a top player and has caused damage against Spain in the past, one of England’s upcoming opponents.

Tuchel could regret not calling him up. If things do not go to plan in that Spain game or against Croatia, his decision to leave Palmer out will be questioned even more.