Chelsea are reported to be lining up a shock switch for certainly one of Cole Palmer’s former Manchester Metropolis teammates.
Palmer , 22, loved an excellent debut season at Stamford Bridge underneath Mauricio Pochettino, netting a whopping 27 targets together with 15 assists in 48 video games. He additionally scored within the Euro 2024 closing for England , with the Three Lions finally crushed 2-1 by Spain.
With Enzo Maresca now in cost, the Blues have recruited closely with Kiernan Dewsbury-Corridor , Marc Guiu and Omari Kellyman simply a number of the names dropped at the membership this summer time, with extra strikes now touted too.
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Chelsea are mentioned to be making ready a bid for Manchester Metropolis star Oscar Bobb, in line with GiveMeSport , who say Maresca is a large fan of. The teenager loved a breakthrough season on the Etihad Stadium final yr, that includes 26 occasions for the Premier League champions.
The 21-year-old is known to be content material to remain and battle for extra minutes at Manchester Metropolis having been closely relied upon by Guardiola. Phil Foden , Rico Lewis and Tommy Doyle are simply a number of the gamers Metropolis have promoted to their first-team in recent times and plenty of really feel Bobb has the potential to observe of their footsteps.
Manchester Metropolis star Oscar Bobb in motion (Picture credit score: Getty Pictures)
“I feel Oscar’s been the standout performer all through the three video games [of City’s pre-season tour of the United States] to this point,” mentioned former defender Joleon Lescott when praising Bobb just lately. “I feel he’s in all probability made probably the most proper choices, whatever the end result.
“His decision-making has been good and that’s all you possibly can ask for from somebody so younger – however of any participant – in the event that they get into the fitting positions, what’s the end result?”
Bobb is valued by Transfermarkt at €25million (£21.3million) and does nonetheless have 5 years left on his take care of Metropolis. We right here at FourFourTwo assume the gifted Norweigan ought to keep put for now, given the opportunties already handed to him by Guardiola final season.
Maresca desires so as to add the winger to his squad (Picture credit score: Getty Pictures)
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