- إنجلترا international is a talisman for Blues
- Has been compared to all-time greats
- Reinforcements drafted in alongside him
England international Palmer joined the global elite when enjoying a stunning debut campaign at Stamford Bridge in 2023-24, as he hit 25 goals in all competitions and won the PFA Young Player of the Year award.
His output dipped slightly last season, but he was still able to help تشيلسي ل دوري المؤتمرات و كأس العالم للأندية FIFA crowns. Palmer has inherited the No.10 shirt in west London, with the promise of even more to come from him.
The 23-year-old playmaker has already been likened to a few all-time greats, courtesy of his remarkable technical ability, and it is being claimed that he could follow in the footsteps of a legendary كأس العالم-winning Frenchman.
Former Chelsea winger Pat Nevin has told Compare.bet with further reinforcements being drafted into Enzo Maresca’s squad: “The comparison between Cole Palmer and Zinedine Zidane was fine a year ago. It wasn’t fine last year. But it could be fine again.
“Look, he is definitely a world class player. He’s still very, very young. Remember back in the Euros and it was all about a lot of other players, Cole seemed to be sitting on the bench. And I was thinking, ‘What are you doing? Why are you doing that?’ He should be on.
“It doesn’t matter who’s the sexy player. It’s who’s doing the business. I think just about any team in the world would be very, very happy to take him. That is the definition of a world-class player.
“He’s right up at the level. So Cristiano رونالدو, Lionel Messi, don’t compare anyone with that because it’s not fair. But the next level beneath, I think he’s pretty close there already as it is, but he needs to do it year in, year out. And last year was quite a year.
“What’s going to help him this year is the players around him, Estevao and Jamie Gittens, they’re probably going to make it a bit easier for him and everybody else getting stronger.”
Chelsea have pre-season friendly dates with باير ليفركوزن و ميلان to take in before opening their 2025-26 الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز campaign at home to London rivals كريستال بالاس في 17 أغسطس.
