Chelsea’s Cole Palmer: A Costly Acquisition That Proved Everyone Wrong

The Blues raised eyebrows when they bought the striker at transfer deadline day, but he quickly established himself Chelsea’s acquisition of Cole Palmer from Manchester City at deadline day left people perplexed, not least because the 42.5 million pounds ($52 million) amount pushed co-owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali’s spending above the billion-pound ($1.2 billion) mark. In what was seen as a costly and ill-considered response to Christopher Nkunku’s untimely pre-season injury, the Blues had shelled out for another youngster who, despite an impressive portfolio of performances, had not proven himself in the Premier League and had made just 41 appearances for City in total. However, Palmer’s perfect debut at Stamford Bridge turned things around. A series of imperial and influential performances helped mute questions about its price. After being wisely brought into the team by Mauricio Pochettino, the 21-year-old has established himself as one of Chelsea’s most important players. Article continues below As his former club prepares to move on going to west London on Sunday, Palmer shows them that they may have made a big mistake in letting him go.
2023-11-12 10:53:25
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