Cole Palmer makes Manchester City admission after England call-up

Cole Palmer believes his decision to leave boyhood club Manchester City for Chelsea is paying off after he was named in the England squad for the first time.

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November 17, 2023

7:45 pm GMT

Cole Palmer on leaving Manchester City

Palmer joined Chelsea from Manchester City in a surprise £42.5million summer deal.

He has since enjoyed a superb start to the 2023/24 season, scoring four and assisting two in 10 Premier League games, including a huge equaliser vs his former club this past weekend.

Palmer’s fine form has been rewarded with his first senior England call-up, and the 21-year-old believes that is down to his decision to leave City for Chelsea:

“It was a big move for me, I’d never been out of Manchester, not even on loan or anything like that, so to move down there on my own was a big thing,” he said. “When I first went down there it was difficult, I was staying in a hotel but now I have settled in more and I’m enjoying it.

“It happened so fast. I spoke to someone at Chelsea and I was speaking to my dad but I really didn’t know what to do. I was thinking about it for a couple of days, every minute of the day and then I thought for my career I have to go and get regular game time. It was a really tough decision. But the competition that’s [at City], the players that were there, the players that they were going to try to sign... I wasn’t sure.

“I don’t think [England recognition] was a big part of it to be honest, I wasn’t even thinking of an England call up when I first went to Chelsea, I just wanted to play more games and have an opportunity to prove [myself]. Getting called up is just a bonus.

“Obviously you know how good of a manager [City’s] Pep Guardiola is and he gave me the opportunity and platform to kickstart my career so I’ll always be grateful to him. Who knows what would have happened if I had stayed. Maybe I would have played more, maybe not. But I think the decision to go to Chelsea so far is paying off.”