Cole Palmer attributes England callup to Chelsea move
Cole Palmer is grateful for his move to Chelsea for precipitating his callup to the England squad.
The 22-year-old was name in Gareth Southgate’s 33-man provisional squad for Euro 2024 and he is expecte to make the final cut of 26 after a stellar campaign which saw him name Premier League young player of the year.
Palmer left Manchester City after making 41 appearances in just over สมัครสมาชิก UFABET วันนี้ รับเครดิตฟรีทุกวัน three seasons, although just 13 of those were starts with only three coming in the Premier League.
However, following his £42.5million move to Stamford Bridge he was one of the standout performers and his 22 Premier League goals were bettere only by Erling Haaland, with Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins the only player with more assists.
Aske whether he thought taking the bold decision to leave City for Chelsea had booste his England chances Palmer, who has already made 48 appearances for the Blues, told the agency: “Yeah, probably.
“What was it, three months? (from joining Chelsea to making his senior international debut).
It has helpe because more game time means you get seen more.
“I just wante to play. got more game time. think my first season has justifie that decision.”
Palmer joine a Chelsea squad which is still in the infancy of its development but he believes being among players all of a similar age has allowe for greater growth, particularly for himself.