14 goals and 12 assists, Manchester City assisted, Chelsea's new king ascended the throne, and the blood loss was 60 million
Chelsea have undoubtedly been disappointing this season, sitting 11th in the Premier League with just 39 points and having completely lost hope of competing for a Champions League place, with the Carabao Cup final being 0Losing to Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool, only the FA Cup is still alive and will face defending champions Manchester City in the semi-finals, but Chelsea are also pregnant with hope in the midst of the mess, and the strong rise of 21-year-old Palmer has left Stamford Bridge fans willing to hold on every week and wait for the team to recover.
Born in 2002 and still just 21 years old, he has made 34 appearances for Chelsea this season, starting 29 games, scoring 14 goals and providing 12 assists.
As a Manchester City academy graduate, Palmer has made appearances for Manchester City in 2020 and is a very promising star for the team. Last season, the 20-year-old Palmer got seven starts in 25 appearances, and although the statistics of one goal and one assist are not impressive, it also shows that Guardiola recognises the potential of the youngster. Perhaps, such an opportunity is enough in the minds of the average young player, but Palmer resolutely chose to leave, he believes that he is no worse than Prince Foden of the same age, and he wants a chance to prove himself.
It just so happened that Chelsea, who were building a youth rebuild, gave him an olive branch and brought him to Stamford Bridge for 47 million euros. At the beginning of the transfer, Palmer was at the top of the list of the most likely transfers predicted by the Mirror, and the media generally believed that although Palmer had good potential, his transfer price in Germany was only 20 million euros, and Chelsea's bid of 47 million, which is definitely a model of people who are stupid and have a lot of money.
However, when Palmer sparked cheers from fans with goals and second passes at Stamford Bridge again and again, the media admitted that they were wrong, the 21-year-old does have the strength of Foden, and he is currently worth as much as 55 million euros in Germany, and has been frequently called up by the England national team. In fact, from the 'Manchester City star' to the 'Chelsea prince', Palmer, who is loved by fans, even if a team bids 100 million pounds, it may be difficult to take him away from Chelsea, if this is calculated, Manchester City's seemingly profitable business will lose at least 60 million euros.
In fact, compared to the scary-looking Premier League 11th-place standings, Chelsea's 39 points are only seven points behind Manchester United, who are sixth in the Premier League. If they play back at the end of the season, there is a good chance of qualifying for the UEFA Cup, even if they are not qualified for the Champions League. After more than half a season of running-in, represented by Palmer, the young people of Jacquesson in the forward line, Enzo in the midfield, Disasi and Gusto in the defense have made great progress and are realizing their potential step by step. This youth army seems to be shining with a light that should have belonged to it a long time ago.
Wait until next season, Reece James, Nkunku, Lavia, Fofana and other injured players return to the team, Boehly will look for some experienced Mesozoic players to press the lineup, I believe that this Chelsea team full of youth and talent will inevitably return strongly, and the leader will be Palmer, who has occupied the core position.