Cole Palmer, who scored in the 4-4 win over City, has been called up to the England squad for the first time.
Few people understood why prodigal Todd Boehly, new Chelsea owner, paid more than €45 million for Cole Palmer last summer. The fine left-handed playmaker, one of the latest talents to emerge from the inexhaustible Manchester City factory, had barely accumulated 500 Premier League minutes under Pep Guardiola. 19 minutes in which he failed to score for the first time, at least in domestic competition. He wasn’t going to have an easy time at Stamford Bridge either, where players like Raheem Sterling, Mykhaylo Mudryk, Noni Madueke and even Conor Callagher, with a profile similar to his, represented tough competition. But as the weeks passed, Palmer gradually earned his place in Mauricio Pochettino’s plans and became the new hero of a rising Chelsea team.
4 goals in the last 5 days for Cole Palmer
After 23 Premier League matches – between City and Chelsea – without a goal, Palmer has scored four goals in the last five matches, all from the penalty spot. The latest, and undoubtedly the most important, was the equalizer in the memorable Chelsea-City draw (4-0) on Sunday. Despite his young age (21), the former Citizen did not hesitate to take responsibility in stoppage time, deceiving Ederson with a hard and tense shot. A moment of sweetness which earned him his first call-up to the England team. Following the last minute withdrawals of Jude Belligham, James Maddison, Callum Wilson and Lewis Dunk, the recent European Under-21 champion was called up alongside his former teammate Rico Lewis, who is only 18, and villainous Ezri Konsa for Gareth Southgate’s side’s Euro 2024 qualifiers against Malta on November 17 and North Macedonia four days later.
Bellingham, on a round trip ticket
Bellingham is expected to take part in Pross’ training camp today, but Real Madrid assume he will return to the Spanish capital immediately due to the dislocated left shoulder he suffered a week ago against the Rayo Vallecano.
2023-11-14 06:39:05
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