Reports in England claim Chelsea will not discipline Danny Drinkwater amid allegations he was injured on a night out.
It was reported last week that the midfielder was ruled out for up to three weeks after picking up an injury away from the Lancashire club.
Both Chelsea and Burnley declined to disclose details of how the injury came about, and would not confirm or deny claims from sources that Drinkwater had been assaulted.
However, it has since been reported that the 29-year-old was set upon by a group of men outside a Manchester nightclub who stamped on his ankle following a row inside the venue.
According to Sportsmail, representatives from Stamford Bridge first got in touch with Drinkwater, for whom they paid £35m from Leicester City, last week and have been in regular contact with their player.
The contact is thought to have been based around a duty of care to Drinkwater, rather than of a disciplinary nature with a desire to leave that side of things to Burnley.
Drinkwater, who has had a miserable time with the west London club after being frozen out under previous manager Maurizio Sarri, was set to speak to Clarets boss Sean Dyche on Monday.
Sources have said that it is unlikely Burnley will seek an early termination of a loan deal which runs until January.
He was expected to start for their Under 23s against QPR last Monday but was forced to pull out thanks to his injury.