Cole Palmer has been Chelsea’s light for a difficult period for the club, but it has now been revealed that the star of England was not initially considered before its 2023 arrival.
Palmer made the £ 42.5 million from Manchester City at the end of the summer transfer window last season. It was the eleventh permanent signing of the first team in a period of two months.
At that time of his career, Palmer was still relatively unknown outside Manchester and had made all his 19 of his 19 appearances in the Premier League City As a substitute.
Sph He reported that Palmer “was not in the transfer plans of Chelsea” until the last days of this window. It was only after the Blues had not understood the specific terms of the Crystal Palace launch clause by Michael Olise and moved too late to Mohammed Kudus, as the Ghana joined West Ham United from Ajax that Palmer appeared as an option.
Palmer was in the middle of his own battle with Pep Guardiola and Manchester Citydetermined to get more first-team opportunities and look at a loan as the best way to achieve it. Guardiola wanted to be put on the Etihad stadium or to be sold permanently, with the player who opted for the last route and moving away from the club to whom he had joined the eight years of age.
Epsn He adds that Brighton & Hove Albion and West Ham looked at an agreement in the 25 million pounds region, before Chelsea made a hand with £ 40 million and £ 2.5 million in accessories.
Ultimately, Chelsea They were the huge beneficiaries. Palmer has won an army of fan of the world for his humor and his person, as well as his celebration of the signing goal, marking 27 times in his debut campaign, his first significant season as a first -team player in his career, and providing 15 assists. The Chelsea and England awards of the year, as well as the young PFA player, Gong, followed.
Although Palmer has reached its real struggle since joining Chelsea in the first months of 2025, and is now breastfeeding a muscle injury, he still has 20 goals in his name this season.
