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'I wasn’t even gonna go' - Cole Palmer admits he had to be 'persuaded' to join Chelsea from Man City

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<p>Palmer joined the London club from City in the summer of 2023 and has quickly become a star at Stamford Bridge, scoring 32 goals in 58 appearances in all competitions so far. His Blues form earned him a spot in England's squad at Euro 2024, where he went on to score in the final.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Palmer's rise to stardom with Chelsea almost didn't happen, though, as he had to be sold on the idea before he was forced to wait for the clubs to hammer out a £42.5 million ($54m) deal. He made 41 senior appearances for City after coming through the club's youth academy, but was never a regular starter under Pep Guardiola, <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/cole-palmer-explains-decision-leave-man-city-chelsea-transfer-paid-blues-newcastle-win/bltba604441cd3c95f6">resulting in him chasing first-team football at Chelsea</a>.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>"I wasn’t even gonna go [to] Chelsea, I got persuaded," he said to <a href="https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/kobbie-mainoo-cole-palmer-men-of-the-year-interview-2024?" target="_blank"><em>GQ</em></a>. "I just knew I wasn’t going to play as much as I wanted to. Even when I was going to England [camps] with younger age groups, you had players there who were playing in the league every week. And you’re looking around thinking, I can play in the league. When you’re not playing, it’s annoying."</p><p>Guardiola said that Palmer had been pushing for a move, but the attacking midfielder said: "No – do you know what, I just wanted to go on loan."</p>

WHAT PALMER SAID

<p>Palmer was <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/england-squad-withdrawals-nations-league-bukayo-saka-declan-rice-cole-palmer-trent-alexander-arnold/blt11ded18b7cf67964" target="_blank">one of eight players who had to pull out of the England squad due to an injury</a> and it is not yet known if he will be fit for Chelsea's clash against Leicester on November 23.</p>

WHAT NEXT FOR PALMER?

'I wasn’t even gonna go' - Cole Palmer admits he had to be 'persuaded' to join Chelsea from Man City | Goal.com US

Cole Palmer has admitted he initially planned on rejecting Chelsea&apos;s offer to sign him from Manchester City.

&apos;I wasn’t even gonna go&apos; - Cole Palmer admits he had to be &apos;persuaded&apos; to join Chelsea from Man City