Cole Palmer shall be among the many easiest gamers on the planet if he continues on his present trajectory, believes the ahead’s Chelsea team-mate Marc Cucurella.
Palmer loved an impressive debut marketing campaign in 2023-24 after swapping Manchester Metropolis for Stamford Bridge, together with his 33 Premier League purpose involvements (22 targets, 11 assists) essentially the most of any participant.
After impressing for England at Euro 2024 – the place he got here off the bench to attain of their 2-1 last defeat to Spain – Palmer has picked up the place he left off this time period, registering 11 purpose contributions (six targets, 5 assists) to as soon as once more lead the charts.
He turned the primary participant in Premier League historical past to attain 4 targets earlier than half-time in a single sport versus Brighton and Hove Albion in September, when he scooped the competitors’s Participant of the Month award.
Palmer additionally gained England’s Participant of the 12 months award for final marketing campaign and Cucurella, who was a key a part of the Spain staff that defeated the Three Lions in Berlin, believes he’s destined for the very summit.
“In case you see him not in his equipment you’ll by no means in your life say he was a footballer, however then on the pitch… he shoots and it doesn’t look like he’s hitting it arduous however he scores,” Cucurella stated in an interview with The Guardian.
“He’s very completely different. I don’t know how you can clarify it: he’s particular. We’re very fortunate we’ve him.
“We [Spain] are fortunate he didn’t play a lot within the Euros both as a result of he got here on and nearly messed it up for us.
“If he carries on like this, he’ll be among the many greatest. He doesn’t have a lot energy within the air, but when that’s his solely drawback, then he’s all proper.”
Chelsea are unbeaten in six Premier League video games since happening 2-0 to champions Metropolis on matchday one, with boss Enzo Maresca successful the competitors’s Supervisor of the Month prize for September.
Although it’s nonetheless early days for the Italian coach, Cucurella says the Blues have lofty ambitions underneath him.
“Our goal must be to win a trophy,” he stated. “Within the Convention League we will do one thing good, and the cups.
“Arsenal and Metropolis have been working in the identical means for a few years, the identical concept, the identical gamers, and I feel we’re a bit far-off from that.
“Liverpool too as a result of it’s been the identical gamers. However we will get into the Champions League, that’s the important thing goal.”
