This is a transfer that we did not really expect. Established at the start of the season by Pep Guardiola, Cole Palmer had shone during this time, scoring against Arsenal in the Community Shield and against Sevilla in the European Supercup. The departure of Riyad Mahrez was to offer him more space and importance in the Manchester City squad, but this is not the case.
Guardiola had warned that his nugget aspired to even better. He did not manage to keep it since the winger flew to London on this last day of the transfer window to join Chelsea. “Palmer has signed a seven-year contract, with an option of a further year at the club, and will join Mauricio Pochettino’s squad ahead of our Premier League game against Nottingham Forest (this Saturday, 4pm).”
Palmer, a last transfer to 50 M€ for Chelsea
The Blues are paying around €50m to afford the young 21-year-old who has only 41 matches in all competitions in the professional legs, most of them as a substitute. The bet is risky but Chelsea are convinced of the potential of the Englishman, able to play in the axis, by attacking support, but also on the sides, in particular on the right, him the left-hander.
Mauricio Pochettino’s club makes a final move during a transfer window that has already been explosive. More than €400m have already been spent this summer alone, while €650m had been injected into the market during the two previous windows. With such a workforce, the new Argentine coach of Chelsea will be expected at the turn where Tuchel, Potter and Lampard have broken their teeth this past year.
