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Find the one who taught you everything. Cole Palmer will experience this situation, for the third time this season, this Saturday in the FA Cup semi-final. The Chelsea player will face Manchester City, his club which welcomed him at the age of 8. The Blues number 20, in great form for his first season in the colors of the London club, could play a bad trick on his former teammates.
Cole Jermaine Palmer, his full name, was born in Manchester in the early 2000s in Wythenshawe, one of the city's popular neighborhoods located in the north of England. At just 8 years old, he touched his first balls at the Manchester City academy. The young Englishman completed all his youth classes before being rewarded on September 30, 2020, where he played his first professional match. He was started by Pep Guardiola in the League Cup against Burnley. 3-0 success for Palmer and his team.
His career takes off during the 2022-2023 season. He became a rotation player for his coach, who used him 25 times in all competitions, including 3 starts. That same year, he entered the history of English football with his club by achieving the treble of the championship, FA Cup and Champions League. A performance that only great rival United had achieved in 1999.
Winner of the Champions League, Manchester City faces Sevilla, victorious in the Europa League, on August 16 in the UEFA Super Cup. The English won on penalties (1-1, 5-4 tab). Starting at kick-off, Cole Palmer is the man of this final. With his team trailing, the new international, 2 caps with the Three Lions, equalized the Skyblues with a nice header from a pass from Rodri. Despite this top-flight performance, his future at the east Manchester side remains uncertain. The player knows what he wants. “I just want to play football,” he said in an interview with the Guardian at the start of the season.
Aware of the strong competition before him within the City squad, Palmer made his choice, that of leaving his training club and discovering new horizons. “I think the decision I made to go to Chelsea is paying off. I just wanted to play more matches, have more opportunities to prove my worth,” the player confided last November after his first selection for England.
Having left at the very end of the transfer window for 47 million euros, Cole Palmer returned to Manchester City for the first time on November 12, 2023 during the 12th day of the championship. At the end of a prolific draw (4-4), the Blues striker showed character. And for good reason, he scored the equalizing goal in the 95th minute from a penalty. Many players do not celebrate against their former club but in the euphoria, “the child of City” sketches a smile accompanied by a gesture as if to make Guardiola regret not having trusted him more often.
20 goals and 9 assists. Cole Palmer's record is impressive. Since his arrival, he has been involved in almost half of his team's league goals (29 out of 61). In 7 and a half months, he has set foot on the Premier League pitches 27 times. A total higher than that which he has experienced since his professional signing for City. In 2 seasons, he played 19 ends of matches. Decisive, he is joint top scorer in the championship with a certain... Erling Haaland, his teammate last year.
The 21-year-old English striker went from a last-minute purchase to “the signing of the season” for British media Sky Sports. For the first time in his career, he has the confidence of his trainer. “One of his best qualities is his mentality, his ability to handle pressure. He's young. He is playing regularly for the first time. He handles pressure so well, it's incredible. With this performance, we can say today that he is a very great player. It's undeniable. But, I think he can still progress,” said Mauricio Pochettino after his nugget’s hat-trick against Manchester United on April 5.
In full possession of his means two less than the Euro (June 14-July 14, Cole Palmer should be part of the adventure of the Three Lions in Germany. The Blues and their “thrill” celebration have the whole future ahead of them to continue to freeze opposing defenses starting with that of City on Saturday.
