England’s European Championship marketing campaign could have resulted in a heartbreaking ultimate defeat on Sunday however for Cole Palmer, it was one other evening the place he demonstrated his immense expertise.
The 22-year-old ahead arrived in Germany off the again of a shocking debut marketing campaign with Chelsea following his transfer from Manchester Metropolis, notching 25 targets and 15 assists in 45 appearances throughout all competitions.
Palmer completed second solely to Erling Haaland within the Premier League Golden Boot race, whereas he was additionally second within the help charts behind fellow England worldwide Ollie Watkins.
Even so, Palmer was restricted to an impression substitute position on the Euros, failing to seem in England’s first two video games earlier than coming off the bench of their subsequent 5.
After offering an help for Watkins’ memorable last-minute winner towards the Netherlands within the semi-final, Palmer as soon as once more made his presence felt as he drew England degree in Berlin on Sunday with a wonderful effort from lengthy vary — cancelling out Nico Williams’ opener.
In doing so, Palmer set a brand new report because the youngest-ever substitute to attain a purpose in a males’s European Championship ultimate at simply 22 years and 69 days outdated (per Squawka).
In the end, the purpose counted for nothing as Mikel Oyarzabal netted Spain’s winner simply 13 minutes later.
Nevertheless, Palmer’s performances from the bench this summer season, coupled along with his unimaginable type for Chelsea, certainly level to an extended profession on the high.
