Cole Palmer has been Chelsea's outstanding player since joining from Manchester City in 2023, but the England international has revealed he never wanted to leave his boyhood club

Cole Palmer has admitted he was ‘adamant’ he would not leave Manchester City for Chelsea prior to his transfer in 2023 and felt he would stay with his former club for life.

Cole Palmer insists that he “really didn’t want to go” to Chelsea, revealing the “disheartening” reality of his move from Manchester City. The comments have been released at a difficult period of his Chelsea career, having gone nine games without a goal which has been his worst run since arriving at Stamford Bridge.