Cole Palmer didn't get on the pitch when Manchester City won the Champions League last June - but now he looks set to play a part at Euro 2024 with England. BBC Sport charts his rise with Chelsea.
The next few days are likely to be nervy for several England hopefuls as they wait for Gareth Southgate to name his final Euro 2024 squad.
Southgate will lose seven players from his preliminary 33-man squad on Monday, but a lot of eyebrows would be raised if Palmer missed the cut. A player who wasn't even in the reckoning last summer has come a long way.Many in the football world were shocked when Palmer left Manchester City for Chelsea in a £42.5m deal on 1 September.
Many considered it a risk for Palmer to leave his boyhood club, who had just won the Treble, and where he had started to break through, making 13 starts in a total of 41 senior appearances. Palmer's combined total of goals and assists for the campaign is greater than any other player from Europe's big five leagues who started the season aged 21 or under.
"And then all of a sudden - a big move to Chelsea. He starts performing at a very high level with a lot of quality and personality. He wants the ball, he makes things happen - the final pass, he scores goals. Palmer’s preferred position is off the right, but he has shown for Chelsea he can play anywhere across the front line, and in a deeper midfield position.
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