{"id":4660,"date":"2026-05-06T07:02:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T07:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=4660"},"modified":"2026-05-06T07:02:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T07:02:06","slug":"man-utd-sent-cole-palmer-warning-as-offer-made","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=4660","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd sent Cole Palmer warning as offer made"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>                                            Updated:  5 May 2026 17:42 BST                                                                                            <span class=\"article-publish-date__separator\">|<\/span><br \/>\n                                                5 min read                                                                                    <\/p>\n<figure class=\"large-img\">\n                                                <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/acded014-5f31-43ce-99b5-db3fd1ba6b00\/w=1200,h=675,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/acded014-5f31-43ce-99b5-db3fd1ba6b00\/w=640,h=360,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-image-size=\"retina\" class=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" alt=\"Cole Palmer, Man Utd, Chelsea\" src=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/acded014-5f31-43ce-99b5-db3fd1ba6b00\/w=1200,h=675,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto,q=95\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption><figcaption>\u00a9 IMAGO <\/figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"author\">\n<figure class=\"author-thumb\">\n                                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-image-size=\"not_specified\" class=\"\" width=\"112\" height=\"112\" alt=\"Tom Weber\" src=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/footballcritic\/tticnnxhimovyjvdrvt8\/w=112,h=112,quality=75,fit=cover,format=auto\"\/>                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Tuesday delivered plenty of huge transfer news as Man Utd were told that signing Cole Palmer may not be in their best interest.<\/p>\n<p><center class=\"p-1 light-grey-bg\">Article continues under the video<\/center> <\/p>\n<p>Plus, Arsenal target Anthony Gordon received a contract offer and Fabrizio Romano revealed Chelsea&#8217;s stance on Joao Pedro. There&#8217;s plenty to cover, so let&#8217;s jump right in.<\/p>\n<h2>  Palmer isn&#8217;t the same anymore <\/h2>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 p-0 d-flex image-container\">\n<figure class=\"article-image\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/6ee4ae5f-f64c-44e0-4f8a-6257119fe900\/w=1200,h=674,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/6ee4ae5f-f64c-44e0-4f8a-6257119fe900\/w=640,h=359,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-image-size=\"retina\" class=\"lazyload\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Cole Palmer\" src=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/6ee4ae5f-f64c-44e0-4f8a-6257119fe900\/w=750,h=422,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto,q=95\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption>\u00a9 IMAGO &#8211; Cole Palmer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Man Utd should think twice about chasing the signing of Cole Palmer, who has not been the same since Chelsea stopped playing Mauricio Pochettinoball.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE<\/b><\/p>\n<h2>  Bayern make Gordon offer <\/h2>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 p-0 d-flex image-container\">\n<figure class=\"article-image\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/e4cb1e5f-3eee-4d9f-fd6e-d9ddf8f96500\/w=1200,h=674,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/e4cb1e5f-3eee-4d9f-fd6e-d9ddf8f96500\/w=640,h=359,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-image-size=\"retina\" class=\"lazyload\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Anthony Gordon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/e4cb1e5f-3eee-4d9f-fd6e-d9ddf8f96500\/w=750,h=422,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto,q=95\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption>\u00a9 IMAGO &#8211; Anthony Gordon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bayern have made a contract offer for Anthony Gordon, but Arsenal are still in with a chance of signing the Newcastle star.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE<\/b><\/p>\n<h2>  Barca want Pedro <\/h2>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 p-0 d-flex image-container\">\n<figure class=\"article-image\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/af3044dc-fa4e-4aed-148b-042b4e4edf00\/w=1200,h=674,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/af3044dc-fa4e-4aed-148b-042b4e4edf00\/w=640,h=359,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-image-size=\"retina\" class=\"lazyload\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Jo\u00e3o Pedro\" src=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/af3044dc-fa4e-4aed-148b-042b4e4edf00\/w=750,h=422,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto,q=95\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption>\u00a9 IMAGO &#8211; Joao Pedro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Fabrizio Romano has confirmed that Barcelona are interested in signing Joao Pedro, but Chelsea believe that selling him would &#8220;send the wrong message.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE<\/b><\/p>\n<h2>  Man Utd to spend big on midfielders <\/h2>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 p-0 d-flex image-container\">\n<figure class=\"article-image\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/afdae605-f839-4070-d874-50b3a6445600\/w=1200,h=674,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/afdae605-f839-4070-d874-50b3a6445600\/w=640,h=359,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-image-size=\"retina\" class=\"lazyload\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Elliot Anderson\" src=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/afdae605-f839-4070-d874-50b3a6445600\/w=750,h=422,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto,q=95\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption>\u00a9 IMAGO &#8211; Elliot Anderson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Man Utd are ready to spend as much as \u20ac175 million on midfield reinforcements this summer.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE<\/b><\/p>\n<h2>  Mbappe soap opera <\/h2>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 p-0 d-flex image-container\">\n<figure class=\"article-image\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/67319d6b-fb4f-44a2-624f-b3e62f719d00\/w=1200,h=674,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/67319d6b-fb4f-44a2-624f-b3e62f719d00\/w=640,h=359,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-image-size=\"retina\" class=\"lazyload\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Kylian Mbappe\" src=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/67319d6b-fb4f-44a2-624f-b3e62f719d00\/w=750,h=422,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto,q=95\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption>\u00a9 IMAGO &#8211; Kylian Mbappe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kylian Mbappe is facing increasing scrutiny at Real Madrid, and the tension at the club is palpable.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE<\/b><\/p>\n<h2>  Man Utd told to sign Xhaka <\/h2>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 p-0 d-flex image-container\">\n<figure class=\"article-image\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/77e6649f-9c4c-4a6b-bae2-2c5c1a80a400\/w=1200,h=674,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/77e6649f-9c4c-4a6b-bae2-2c5c1a80a400\/w=640,h=359,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-image-size=\"retina\" class=\"lazyload\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Granit Xhaka\" src=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/77e6649f-9c4c-4a6b-bae2-2c5c1a80a400\/w=750,h=422,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto,q=95\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption>\u00a9 IMAGO &#8211; Granit Xhaka<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Peter Schmeichel has urged Man Utd to sign Sunderland captain Granit Xhaka to replace the experience of Casemiro.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE<\/b><\/p>\n<h2>  Barca join Kroupi race <\/h2>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 p-0 d-flex image-container\">\n<figure class=\"article-image\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/b8c5b809-6215-4ba3-7e93-a8ba0024da00\/w=1200,h=674,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/b8c5b809-6215-4ba3-7e93-a8ba0024da00\/w=640,h=359,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-image-size=\"retina\" class=\"lazyload\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Eli Kroupi\" src=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/b8c5b809-6215-4ba3-7e93-a8ba0024da00\/w=750,h=422,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto,q=95\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption>\u00a9 IMAGO &#8211; Eli Kroupi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Barcelona have joined the race to sign Bournemouth sensation Eli Kroupi.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE<\/b><\/p>\n<h2>  Foden agrees new contract <\/h2>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 p-0 d-flex image-container\">\n<figure class=\"article-image\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/2cfa32e3-823c-41fc-e271-fa02a4d6a000\/w=1200,h=674,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/2cfa32e3-823c-41fc-e271-fa02a4d6a000\/w=640,h=359,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-image-size=\"retina\" class=\"lazyload\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Phil Foden\" src=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/2cfa32e3-823c-41fc-e271-fa02a4d6a000\/w=750,h=422,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto,q=95\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption>\u00a9 IMAGO &#8211; Phil Foden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Man City star Phil Foden has agreed a new long-term contract with the club.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE<\/b><\/p>\n<h2>  Ederson interest confirmed <\/h2>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 p-0 d-flex image-container\">\n<figure class=\"article-image\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/a7e019fe-91fc-424c-d739-97291803f800\/w=1200,h=674,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/a7e019fe-91fc-424c-d739-97291803f800\/w=640,h=359,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-image-size=\"retina\" class=\"lazyload\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Ederson\" src=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/a7e019fe-91fc-424c-d739-97291803f800\/w=750,h=422,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto,q=95\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption>\u00a9 IMAGO &#8211; Ederson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Man Utd and a second English club are showing an interest in Atalanta midfielder Ederson, according to Fabrizio Romano.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE<\/b><\/p>\n<h2>  Summer windows <\/h2>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 p-0 d-flex image-container\">\n<figure class=\"article-image\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/57ff295d-56e3-49ca-c8bc-2b25d0a56e00\/w=1200,h=674,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/57ff295d-56e3-49ca-c8bc-2b25d0a56e00\/w=640,h=359,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-image-size=\"retina\" class=\"lazyload\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Julian Alvarez could be on the move this summer\" src=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/57ff295d-56e3-49ca-c8bc-2b25d0a56e00\/w=750,h=422,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto,q=95\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption>\u00a9 IMAGO &#8211; Julian Alvarez could be on the move this summer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>When will all the major transfer windows open this summer?<\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE<\/b><\/p>\n<h2>  The FootballTransfers app <\/h2>\n<p>Check out FootballTransfers&#8217; new app for all of football&#8217;s big storylines, transfer rumours and exclusive news in one convenient place directly on your mobile device.<\/p>\n<p>The FootballTransfers app is available on Google Play and in the Apple App Store. Download here:<\/p>\n<p><b>\u2022Google Play<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u2022App Store<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Updated: 5 May 2026 17:42 BST | 5 min read \u00a9 IMAGO Tuesday delivered plenty&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4661,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chelsea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4660","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4660"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4660\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4660"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}