Cole Palmer appears to be like to emulate idols Lionel Messi and Wayne Rooney and divulges plans to talk to Mykhailo Mudryk

June 20, 2025
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Cole Palmer plans to talk to Mykhailo Mudryk after taking his no.10 shirt at Chelsea.

The Ukrainian winger has been charged by the Soccer Affiliation for anti-doping violations and might face an additional suspension regardless of denying wrongdoing.

Palmer plans to speak to Mudryk having taken his squad number — Palmer plans to talk to Mudryk having taken his squad quantityCredit score: Getty

Mudryk was stripped of the no.10 shirt by Chelsea this summer timeCredit score: Getty

Previous to the cost, Palmer took over Mudryk’s quantity and revealed his love for it stems from Lionel Messi and Wayne Rooney.

“I wore quantity ten all my life rising up and I identical to the quantity,” stated Palmer. “Messi, was the large one [idolised] and Rooney, and gamers like that. It’s simply an iconic quantity.

“I’ve not spoken to Misha but [about taking his number], however I’ll when the time is true. It’s not actually my place to get entangled with him on the minute. I’ll converse to him.”

Palmer will face new competitors within the ten place following the arrival of Estevao Willian, who will be a part of Chelsea from Palmeiras after the Membership World Cup.

Estevao has been used as a right-winger for a lot of his profession, however is eager to play by the centre. He’s already in touch with Palmer forward of his transfer to Stamford Bridge.

“He is a very good participant,” stated Palmer. “I’ve spoken to him a number of instances.

“He doesn’t converse a lot English, so it was a case of utilizing ‘Google Translate’, however I’ve had a number of conversations with him saying I am trying ahead to seeing him and sit up for taking part in with him, and hopefully he can are available and assist us.”

Palmer isn’t fazed by the stress of carrying ten and following within the footsteps of one other of his idols, Eden Hazard.

Forward of Chelsea’s second Membership World Cup match in opposition to Brazilian membership Flamengo on Friday, stay on talkSPORT 2, he’s already solely eight video games away from 100 Chelsea video games, and has scored 40 instances so far throughout two seasons since becoming a member of from Manchester Metropolis.

“Clearly, it [the pressure] typically will get to everybody in some unspecified time in the future. However more often than not, I try to ignore it,” stated Palmer, who was seen casually sitting on the ball within the centre-circle forward of a delayed second-half in Chelsea’s 2-0 win over Los Angeles FC in Atlanta.

Palmer hopes to emulate Messi and Rooney as Chelsea's No.10 — Palmer hopes to emulate Messi and Rooney as Chelsea’s No.10Credit score: Getty

The playmaker is also excited by the prospect of playing alongside Estevao next season — The playmaker can also be excited by the prospect of taking part in alongside Estevao subsequent seasonCredit score: AFP

“I nonetheless do the identical issues now that I did earlier than I got here to Chelsea. I try to assume it is only a sport of soccer on the finish of the day, prefer it’s not life or demise. So I simply try to take pleasure in it.

“I wish to go and play five-side and go to the Astro [turf] and simply do regular issues [to take my mind of things]. I like PlayStation. I simply do issues a traditional child would do, proper?”

Palmer’s carefree perspective has led to a number of viral moments, each on and off the sphere.

After the Convention League Remaining when requested about his two assists in Chelsea’s 4-1 win over Betis, Palmer stated he made one thing occur as a result of he was simply “sick of getting the ball and going backwards and sideways”.

These feedback, which weren’t geared toward Enzo Marescsa or his fashion, have turn out to be some extent of banter within the Chelsea dressing room.

“We had a joke about it,” stated Palmer. “My feedback weren’t in direction of the supervisor or something. It was only a private factor.

“I felt like in that sport, I used to be possibly being a bit secure. In order that’s the place the remark got here from.

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“I wished to get the ball and check out one thing totally different than beforehand.

“Clearly you possibly can’t take the p*** and do no matter you need and stuff, however I really feel like he [Maresca] nonetheless provides you a bit little bit of room to try to see what I can do.”

Palmer additionally made headlines strolling off Chelsea’s airplane carrying a face masks when arriving in Philadelphia for the Membership World Cup. It led to hypothesis he was ailing.

Maresca later clarified Palmer wasn’t sick and posited the masks was worn as a joke, however Palmer has clarified he wore it for a really particular cause.

It wasn't a medical reason — It wasn’t a medical causeCredit score: Getty

“It wasn’t a joke, I simply don’t just like the odor of planes. That’s why I wore the masks.

“After I journey I don’t just like the smells, and the air-con and all that stuff. That’s why I put on a masks. Enzo doesn’t know. I didn’t inform him, and he didn’t ask me to be truthful!”

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