“I keep watching Chelsea because of him” “He’s was phenomenal” – Gary Cahill was shocked of what 22-year-old’s Chelsea star did at Chelsea last season
Cole Palmer’s season has been “phenomenal,” according to former Chelsea player Gary Cahill, who didn’t anticipate his effect to be as significant as it has been.
After leaving Manchester City on deadline day last summer, Palmer has been nothing short of a revelation. He immediately made an impact.
The 22-year-old not only won Premier League Young Player of the Year after dishing out 11 assists and scoring 22 goals, but he also made a significant impact for England.
Cahill wasn’t expecting Palmer’s impact to be so big
Palmer played a key role for England in their run to the final of Euro 2024 and despite not starting a single game in Germany he scored in the penalty shootout win against Switzerland, set up Ollie Watkins’ last minute winner against the Netherlands, and scored a brilliant equaliser against Spain in the final.
The England international is having a well earned break after a long season before linking back up with his Chelsea team-mates for their tour of America, with the first game against Wrexham taking place on July 24th.
The task now facing Palmer is can he replicate or get near to what he achieved last season in the new campaign as people will be expecting him to deliver.
Former Blue Cahill has admitted he wasn’t expecting Palmer to have the impact he had so quickly and described his season as phenomenal.
“I think no one really maybe expected his impact to be as big as it was straight away,” he told The Charlotte Observer.