Celtic have been dealt a new concern after learning that one of their first-team stars has sustained an injury while away on international duty. The Hoops currently have Daizen Maeda, Liel Abada and Reo Hatate out on the sidelines with their own respective problems as it stands, and looking ahead to the return of domestic action, Kyogo Furuhashi is also a doubt for this weekend’s visit of Motherwell. Despite Brendan Rodgers’ side sitting at the top of the table in the Scottish Premiership, eight points clear of their rivals Rangers, the manager will know that he has to keep his most regular features at full fitness should he want to achieve big things this season. Left-winger Luis Palma only put pen to paper at Parkhead when he joined over the summer from Aris and it’s fair to say that he’s made an excellent start to life at his new home during his 12 appearances to date (Transfermarkt – Palma stats).
However, Honduras’ international has been away representing his nation over the past fortnight, and during the CONCACAF Nations League 2-0 first-leg victory over Mexico, the 23-year-old injured himself in a duel and he’s now questionable for their next fixture. Luis Palma update emerges Speaking to the media ahead of Honduras’ second-leg game vs Mexico on Wednesday, manager Reinaldo Rueda confirmed that Palma sustained an injury during last week’s encounter. As quoted by The Scottish Sun on Monday, he said:
“Luis Vega has a discomfort in his shoulder, and a small discomfort that Luis Palma has in a duel he had with Sanchez, we have those situations, today we will have our first training session. “Yesterday recovery work was done, all joint mobility was stimulated and there we will see the evolution of the entire group.”
