Joao Pedro has described Cole Palmer as \u201cmagic\u201d and admitted he didn\u2019t think he was \u201cthat good\u201d before playing with him.<\/p>\n
DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON <\/span>THE APP STORE<\/strong><\/p>\n The Brazilian joined Chelsea last summer from Brighton in a deal worth up to \u00a360m, and despite Chelsea\u2019s struggles he had a successful campaign.<\/p>\n Pedro scored 20 goals in all competitions with 15 of those coming in the Premier League, none of which were penalties.<\/p>\n Pedro was surprisingly left out of the Brazil squad for the World Cup by former Blues boss Carlo Ancelotti, with Brentford\u2019s Igor Thiago selected instead.<\/p>\n The 24-year-old has struck up some good on pitch chemistry with Palmer, which we didn\u2019t get to see a lot of this season due to Palmer\u2019s injury problems.<\/p>\n The pair combined really well at the latter stages of the Club World Cup last summer, and when both at their best, the Blues have a lethal duo on their hands.<\/p>\n Palmer has praised Pedro for his quality this season, and the Brazil international has admitted he didn\u2019t realise how good his team-mate was.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s very intelligent, he\u2019s magic,\u201d he told Rio Ferdinand Presents.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI said to him before, \u2018I didn\u2019t think you were that good.\u2019 And he looked at me. I said, \u2018Yeah, but now because I play with him, yeah, he\u2019s different.\u2019 I said to him, \u2018Why don\u2019t you come to Brazil? The number 10 there, mate. No problem.\u2019 Because in Brazil, we don\u2019t have this guy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Despite missing virtually the entire first half of the campaign, Palmer finished the season with 11 goals and three assists in 34 appearances, but like Pedro he also wasn\u2019t selected for the World Cup.<\/p>\n If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a <\/span>preferred source on Google <\/span>to make us a favourite and see more of our <\/span>content.<\/em><\/p>\nJoao Pedro praises Cole Palmer<\/h2>\n