Cole Palmer has moved to silence speculation over his future, insisting he intends to remain at Chelsea as the club navigates a difficult season. The playmaker addressed persistent transfer talk and explained his focus remains on recovery and the team\u2019s objectives.<\/p>\n
On rumours linking him elsewhere, Palmer said: \u201cEveryone just talks,\u201d Palmer said abut the speculation on his future. \u201cWhen I see it I just laugh. Obviously Manchester is my home. All my family are there, but I don\u2019t miss it. Maybe I\u2019ll miss it if I don\u2019t go for three months or something. But then when I get home I think there\u2019s nothing there for me anyway.<\/p>\n
He was clear about his immediate plans: \u201cI\u2019ve got no plans to move from Chelsea . We\u2019ve still got a lot to play for. We\u2019ve got the FA Cup semifinal and if we finish in a Champions League spot it puts us in a good position to sign players that we need.\u201d<\/p>\n
The club\u2019s project has faced scrutiny following the departure of former manager Enzo Maresca and a run of disappointing results. Senior players Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez and Marc Cucurella publicly questioned the project and hinted at potentially leaving the club, with the former receiving a two-game internal suspension for comments alluding to a move to Real Madrid. Chelsea also dropped out of this season\u2019s Champions League after a last-16 elimination by Paris Saint-Germain and currently sit sixth in the Premier League, four points off the Champions League places after one win in their last seven.<\/p>\n
Palmer acknowledged the inconsistency: \u201cIt has been an inconsistent season for whatever reason,\u201d Palmer declared. \u201cIt\u2019s just about, in my opinion, getting the right players in to help us kick on.<\/p>\n
He defended the process around the managerial change: \u201cBringing a manager in mid-season, you have no preseason, hardly have time to train. You\u2019re just focusing on games. But the manager is good and when he has a proper preseason and gets his ideas across properly and the way he wants to play he\u2019s a top coach.<\/p>\n
Palmer also laid out the impact of a prolonged groin problem on his form. \u201cI didn\u2019t know how long I was going to be out for,\u201d Palmer revealed. \u201cI went to see a specialist and he said 10 to 12 weeks. Then I was playing when I was injured because I was out for 12 weeks and it was still not better.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve never been injured like this before. I\u2019m sat there on the side for over three months. I came back in early December, Leeds away. I came on for 30 minutes, and I couldn\u2019t even sprint. But I wanted to play so much. I was trying to play and it was just too strange. I didn\u2019t know how to manage it.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m all right now. It\u2019s just about finding rhythm and performing again. It\u2019s not just going to disappear. I\u2019ve not lost all my ability. I\u2019ve been injured.\u201d<\/p>\n
Since joining Chelsea from Man City in the summer of 2023, Palmer has committed long term to the club with a contract running until 2033. He said talks with ownership, and discussions alongside key team-mates such as Reece James, leave him optimistic that targeted summer additions could return Chelsea to serious trophy contention.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s something we\u2019re working on together [with ownership],\u201d Palmer said. \u201cWe\u2019re on the same page. We want to win now and I think if we add right in the summer we can compete for serious trophies next season. I don\u2019t think we\u2019re far off.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you sign the right players in the right positions and the right characters and profiles, I think we have more than enough quality to compete and be more consistent than we\u2019ve shown over this season.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe spoke to the owners and they\u2019re sure of the players that are gonna do it. Reece [James] won\u2019t sign a six-year contract if he\u2019s not spoken to the owners and the directors. Me and Reece spoke a lot. About things we need, players we need to sign and how things need to be. He wouldn\u2019t sign a new contract if he didn\u2019t know what was going on.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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