Cole Palmer praise for Mauricio Pochettino amid Manchester United transfer speculation, Digi Mart USA News: Cole Palmer has previously heaped praise on Mauricio Pochettino, amid a transfer theory involving the Chelsea star. Pochettino was at Chelsea when Palmer was signed in a deal worth £45million from Manchester City on transfer Deadline Day in September 2023.
To this day, there is a strong argument that Palmer played his best club football under the Argentine. During their one season together, Palmer was the stand-out player in a youthful Chelsea side, leading the scoring charts with 25 goals in 45 appearances across all competitions.
That form led to Palmer being named Men’s Young Player of the Year at the 2024 London Football Awards, and it was during the ceremony that he spoke about his relationship with Pochettino. “He speaks to you about anything, like family issues,” Palmer said.
“I think if he knows what’s going on off the pitch, it can affect how he is with you on the pitch. He’s really great at that.”
“He’s given me the freedom to play my stuff and I like it when he frees you because I feel I can express my stuff more. I’m loving it.
Every day he’s talking to you about different things, not just football things but life things as well. He’s good at making you feel good and trying to get the best out of you.”
Palmer’s comments are rather interesting, as one Chelsea supporter on social media has predicted a reunion with the Blues No. 10 and Pochettino at Manchester United next summer. This comes after the former Blues head coach emerged as the front-runner to become the next Manchester United manager, with Michael Carrick expected to be relieved of his duties.
On X, formerly Twitter, the user wrote: “If Pochettino takes over at United I can see Cole Palmer being sold for £90m to them next summer.”
Palmer has long been linked with a return to Manchester, but he recently signed a Chelsea contract extension to keep him at the club until 2034.
