{"id":12851,"date":"2026-05-27T13:34:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T13:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=12851"},"modified":"2026-05-27T13:34:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T13:34:28","slug":"cole-palmer-to-man-city-is-a-possibility-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=12851","title":{"rendered":"Cole Palmer to Man City is a possibility this summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>We are seeing many rumours around Chelsea players leaving the club this summer, and now there\u2019s one around Cole Palmer.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s very clear that many Chelsea players have become unsettled at the club lately after another terrible season under this ownership, and a pretty poor first four seasons in charge too.<\/p>\n<h3>EXCLUSIVE! Chelsea hold talks with Premier League club regarding FIVE transfer deals this summer!<\/h3>\n<p><em>If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a<span> <\/span>preferred source on Google<span> <\/span>to make us a favourite and see more of our<span> <\/span>content.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The top players want to play in the top competitions and compete for the top trophies. At Chelsea right now, they will not yet be doing that, with no European football next season. This has caused concerns around many of the top players who are clearly now going to be doubting their futures at Chelsea as things stay as they are.<\/p>\n<p>Xabi Alonso could help with some of them and their desires, but that doesn\u2019t stop Palmer rumours now coming out.<\/p>\n<h2>Palmer to City?<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-05-05T110552.990-414x233.jpg.webp 414w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-05-05T110552.990-630x354.jpg.webp 630w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-05-05T110552.990-768x432.jpg.webp 768w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-05-05T110552.990-770x433.jpg.webp 770w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-05-05T110552.990-900x506.jpg.webp 900w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-05-05T110552.990.jpg.webp 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 770px, (min-width:1020px) 62vw, (min-width:920px) 880px, (min-width:680px) 100vw, (min-width:394px) 394px, 100vw\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-05-05T110552.990.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-159969 has-webp\" alt=\"Cole Palmer continues to be broken.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-05-05T110552.990-414x233.jpg 414w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-05-05T110552.990-630x354.jpg 630w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-05-05T110552.990-768x432.jpg 768w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-05-05T110552.990-770x433.jpg 770w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-05-05T110552.990-900x506.jpg 900w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-05-05T110552.990.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 770px, (min-width:1020px) 62vw, (min-width:920px) 880px, (min-width:680px) 100vw, (min-width:394px) 394px, 100vw\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1200\/675;max-width:1200px\"\/><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cole Palmer continues to be broken. (Photo by Justin Setterfield\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>talkSPORT report that a number of key players at Chelsea have been heavily linked with moves away, including Palmer<span> <\/span>with the player rumoured to be unsettled<span> <\/span>amid the team\u2019s dwindling form.<\/p>\n<p>They claim a return to former club Manchester City is a possibility for him.<\/p>\n<p>Yet in their next sentence, they say b<span>ut like with Pedro, Chelsea have no plans to sell Palmer this summer.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>In other news today\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cGet rid\u201d \u2013 Chelsea have been told to sell Marc Cucurella this summer, who apparently doesn\u2019t seem \u201cbothered\u201d by team\u2019s collapse..<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea had a number of players in form in the Autumn \u2013 by the end of the season they had just 1 in the 20 highest rated. A few stats to have a browse through.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON<span> <\/span>THE APP STORE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Check out the<span> <\/span><\/em><span>latest edition <\/span><em>of Simon Phillips\u2019 SPTC podcast here:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SPTC Podcast! Fresh Xabi Alonso to Chelsea news! Summer Transfer Plans! FA Cup Final Preview!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yiYy60DQcxI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<section class=\"more-stories std-mgn-b\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<header class=\"col-s-12 std-mgn-t\">More Stories about <span class=\"topic\">Cole Palmer<\/span><\/header>\n<div class=\"post-container col-s-4\">\n<p>\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-cntr\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cole-Palmer-drills-one-in-for-Chelsea-190x123.jpg.webp 190w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cole-Palmer-drills-one-in-for-Chelsea-245x158.jpg.webp 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