45 games and 25 goals. The numbers would be enough to describe the qualities of Cole Palmerattacking midfielder of Chelsea who at 21 has already won an FA Cup, a Carabao Cup, 2 Premier Leagues, a Champions League, a European Super Cup and an Under 21 European Championship. The Englishman is a footballer who Manchester City he only let it slip because he was paid 47 million euros, but no one can argue with his qualities. Many have nicknamed him Cold Palmer because he is ice-cold from the spot: 13 penalties taken, 13 goals. Few of him have his coolness, his ability to determine in complex situations, his desire to carry the weight of his team on his shoulders and also the personality to leave a club that had just won the Treble to find more space elsewhere .
Palmer he is a complete footballer, who lacks very little or nothing. His left-handedness is able to draw unpredictable trajectories for his opponents, but it is his mind that makes the difference even before his feet. In fact, like great champions, the young talent rarely makes a wrong choice and he already knows what to do before even touching the ball. He sees gaps that others don’t see, he thinks things that others don’t think. He has uncommon qualities, but we are not the ones saying this, it is evident to everyone.
Pochettino and Chelsea adopted him, made him important, put him at the center of the project, but keeping someone like that is difficult. It is not excluded that, after a season like this, monstrous offers could arrive for him. The Blues will try to hold on, but it will be essential to at least reach the finish line of a European competition. The fact that we won’t be able to admire his class in the Champions League in 2024-2025 already seems impossible. Who knows, maybe some big names might think of a robbery that would be sensational. Cole Palmer turns 22 today.