'I never wanted to leave Man City' | Cole Palmer reveals why he joined Chelsea

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Chelsea's Cole Palmer has revealed he planned to remain at boyhood club Manchester City and go on loan this season before being told his only options were to stay or leave permanently.
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[@HarveyStanleyTravels]

To any Chelsea fan who thinks this is wrong for him to say this, This is not a Lukaku situation. Man City is his boy hood club. So I get it. I am sure players like RLC would be saying they didn’t want to leave chels as well. But like he said he’s glad he is here and he’s loving it

[@gabangayembonambi1071]

I don’t understand any Chelsea fan or rival fan that thinks he is mugging off Chelsea. He was born in Manchester and played for City’s academy. His boyhood club had just won the treble and is coached by Pep. It would be a lie if he said he didn’t want to stay at City. The fact that he actually left shows that he really cares more about playing regular football. Inter wanted to keep Lukaku but he wanted to go. Lukaku was already a starter for Inter and Inter were also in UCL so Chelsea weren’t offering anything Inter were not. Cole was guaranteed more playing time a Chelsea so the offer was way more tempting for him

[@BigBeardLittleBeard]

It’s not his boyhood club he literally supports Man Utd

[@temmy_olawole]

@@BigBeardLittleBeardhalf is family is united the other half is city soo

[@fishead3448]

@@BigBeardLittleBeardand boyhood club means the club he started at and grew up playing for

[@truenoae8689]

​@@BigBeardLittleBeardthat's false he grew up a man city fan and there are pictures to prove it

[@andrewgilbert4155]

What a talented, humble, intelligent young man he is. Gutted he's left, but good luck to him. Hope to see him in the England midfield on a regular basis

[@chinaallthetime69]

He doesn't seem that smart tbh. But a good lad, no doubt

[@andrewgilbert4155]

@@chinaallthetime69 harsh. i meant in a way that supports his development as a footballer. besides which one of us is a multi-millionaire. haha

[@valdyadventures3850]

@@chinaallthetime69 depends on what kind of "smart" you're talking about. I agree that he seems to be an intelligent young man. the way he answers quickly (implying he's had no difficulty finding the right words to convey his thoughts), or the composure (this man just exudes calmness), and we all know how composed he is on the pitch. well you could also say "maybe the interview was staged / rehearsed", but I'd like to believe he is that calm, calculating, intelligent man that we think he is. Cold Palmer indeed.

[@teklemariamsurafel3268]

But average guy not smart like garnacho

[@mmessam]

@@chinaallthetime69 smart enough to make the most of his situation.

[@supreme_zeeyus]

I admire the honesty from him tbh

[@Bellinghamistogood]

Me as well hes my Idol 😅

[@MacB-me6vo]

I think he showed his loyalty to Chelsea with the penalty and celebration against city ,wether he wanted to leave or not

[@kaydeecesmith5540]

😂 he just said he didn't want to leave 😂 what happiness you trying to create for yourself?? 😂

[@StopLookingAtMyAcc]

He wanted play time mate and he walked into your side as a child

[@ManniMartyn]

his dream was to not leave city but as soon as he found out HE wouldn't be played HE wanted to leave so yeah he did technically want to leave. city fans are crying because of the good start he has had in a chelsea shirt something he couldnt do in a city shirt @@kaydeecesmith5540

[@originalunoriginal4055]

@@StopLookingAtMyAcc he is having a decent run in, in terms of goals and assists so far at the halfway point of the season.

[@anshumansahu1087]

That is an over the top statement.

[@DrJRMCFC]

Absolutely gutted he left us. Great to know he didn’t want to leave. A harsh business decision by the club.

[@originalunoriginal4055]

Yhh but also on his part, he just didn't have the patience and wanted more game time, which was always going to be difficult in that City squad under Pep. No way, City will buy him back, not as long as Pep is in charge. Plus, he is having a decent run in, at Chelsea in terms of goals and assists for the season.

[@mealo]

@@originalunoriginal4055 we dont even need him g

[@abdihassan2426]

It’s mad how palmer was sitting on the bench at Man City and barely kicked a ball and he went to Chelsea and automatically became their best player

[@konthe678]

@@abdihassan2426it just shows how good the standard is at City

[@markn7519]

Him leaving opened the door to Oscar Bobb, who imo is a more creative player

[@barryh.4220]

He's a Manchester lad, so i can well believe that he didn't want to leave ... and he was also picking up winners medals as part of a successful City squad. My stance on him is exactly as it was when he left ..... he wanted and needed more game time, Pep couldn't guarantee it, so he thought it best to move on, and its hard to blame him.

[@epicvlogger]

what a lad. best chelsea signing in a long time.

[@antoniaPrince]

One of the players who left city that pained my heart, I was mad at city for letting him go. All the best to him, h3 has been doing great💙

[@theviewer6321]

I really like his honesty…that really shows his respect for city and Chelsea supporters …and clubs

[@ferdaheat]

I like that he's still putting in the effort for Chelsea even if he didn't initially want to be there. Unlike 3/4 of the rest of the squad.....

[@underoathuea]

Di Maria is one of the most underrated players. If he has that career, he'll be an England great a generational talent.

[@Afrolucho]

I love his honesty!!! No need to pretend; he wanted to be at his boyhood club forever and that's beautiful to know even if it hasn't panned out that way. He's also been incredible for Chelsea. I doubted the essence of his arrival but he's proved me wrong with his consistency. Definitely a fan. 💙💙💙

[@calumbeatty3217]

He was United fan 😂😂😂😂

[@scaria1998]

​@@calumbeatty3217 United? What united Newcastle United ? Another club named United is already dead 10 years ago and under the legs of City.

[@Bez618]

​@@scaria1998 lol he is a man utd fan

[@Chaxeditzyt]

Chelsea fans won’t like this😂

[@Alyssaknb]

Why wouldn't we? He's our best player lol couldn't care less if he didn't mean to leave City, he still did in the end 🤷‍♀️

[@hossamenaba]

why? Am I missing something? He said Chelsea rang him and he was happy to go. ??

[@rc_1235]

Why not? He said he didnt plan on leaving before and then once chelsea bid he wanted to go?? 😂😂😂

[@lukefoster4578]

Why

[@CB-lw7ty]

Chelsea fans in the comments be like: What? Why? He's a great player why wouldn't we be ok with this?... Because Lukaku came and did a similar thing where he talked about loving Inter and wanting to be there but funnily enough when the player is performing on the pitch it becomes irrelevant lol

[@keithstoysoldiers5183]

I never wanted to go that far down the table 😂😂

[@Bellinghamistogood]

For me i would use Palmer story and mindset as motivation 🧠 because its inspiration to youngsters like for me hes my Idol as a Chelsea fan and i want to play just like him when I get in an academy

[@debabrataroy1312]

We gave them KDB, They gave us Cole, I find some inner peace finally...

[@inviz666]

City literally told him "You can stay or you can leave" He chose to leave. What is he going on about?

[@noel1]

Yeah trust what you've seen on social media, than what the player himself has said 🤦‍♂🤦‍♂

[@nont18411]

He needs his play time

[@89kilemal]

What's your point though

[@samleyin7243]

@@noel1ikr ppl are hilarious

[@2much4skin]

playtime bro, playtime... A football career is not that long. Imagine this is your passion and life's work..

[@nikki2423]

Respect cole a lot after watching this

[@Ismaelquito13]

best player to join chelsea in these last few years i swear i love this guy thank you for joining

[@dom9412]

Who told you bad man don’t dance??

[@seanfarrellsullivanhasemotions]

Damn! I love Cole and I always have… I think that we made a big mistake letting him go.

[@azzxy9800]

Oscar bobb is the perfect replacement tho.

[@thuggalu]

Yeah but he opened the door for Oscar bobb

[@2much4skin]

cole > oscar

[@arthurheywood5481]

City made a big mistake selling him

[@horatiutuca8320]

Truth is he didn't trust Pep giving him more time to play this year, and maybe he was right to leave, and also he was wrong to leave. Last year he was injured for a while. But I'm pretty sure this year he'd have had more minutes than Oscar Bobb (by the time he left this season, Pep already played Cole in the Super Cup against Sevilla and the Community Shield against Arsenal ... and he scored in both games, which might have turned his head a bit tbh), or any other academy player... but I guess he just couldn't wait, sit still and follow Foden's approach of being calm and trusting Pep's process (as opposed to Brahim Diaz forcing a move to Real, or Jadon Sancho moving to Borussia Dortmund). Ah well, he's a huge talent, sorry we lost him, but he will have to settle for a10th-ish place with Chelsea this year and no UCL games for a couple of years. 🙃

[@fzne96]

Backhanded compliment much?

[@horatiutuca8320]

@@fzne96 And so what? He deserves such a compliment.

[@rinstagz]

@@horatiutuca8320you just bitter, he’s one of the best players in the league this season and that wasn’t happening if he stayed. And stop talking like you don’t know about Chelsea

[@horatiutuca8320]

@@rinstagz Is he Messi and we don't know? What was wrong for him to stay (like all the other academy players that did)? He's a great talent, but he talks like he was supposed to stay in jail or something. Again, he moved on, and we'll see if he'll ever regret the move or not...

[@rinstagz]

@@horatiutuca8320 is salah Messi? Is de bruyne messi? No, they both left Chelsea cause they bet on themselves and it worked out just well for both of them. Cole is trying to follow in that path, no one knows what the outcome will be but he’s on a bright start already. And those guys I mentioned went to smaller clubs but he went to Chelsea. Obviously they not as good as city rn but one of the best teams in England overall. You tried to compare him to Foden, Foden sat behind older guys so he was gonna always get his chance at some point cause those guys can’t play forever. Cole on the other hand is behind Foden, doku, Alvarez maybe grealish too (all who got a lot of years left) so yes when an opportunity like that comes around you take it. Might never get the chance again

[@drdolittle3609]

People saying Lukaku 2.0 if he stayed at city he would never have this outbreak and looks happy at Chelsea

[@Jojo.R.Chipelago]

Who was saying Lukaku 2.0 about Palmer? Doesnt make sense, and especially the "if he stayed at City" part. Lukaku only got good when Chelsea admitted they were never going to start him and he started to get minutes when he was loaned to Brom and then Everton , where he eventually got the transfer. Doesn't make sense on any level 😂

[@HIKIKOMORI_AUDIO]

@@Jojo.R.ChipelagoDidn’t you hear bro? They’re all saying it

[@Jojo.R.Chipelago]

@@HIKIKOMORI_AUDIO na, I didn't. I'm kinda glad I don't listen/watch anyone saying that - it's a shocking take.

[@MrMakeItHappen9]

To be fair I don’t think any young player would want to leave a team coached by Pep Guardiola that man can turn a bog standard footballer into an elite player.

[@lukemclellan2141]

Pep's style hinders natural flair for the sake of athletes with great positional discipline. It's getting boring now...

[@TheAshman89]

Kalvin wants to have a word 😂

[@sleepysun3082]

​@@TheAshman89 mancity save kalvin from relegation tho 😂

[@tsekebash]

What a talent!

[@crimson_wolf94]

Okay before everyone goes overboard, he didn't object joining Chelsea, he could have stayed in the first team, but he knew he wouldn't get the game time and he'd be undervalued, so he chose to go to Chelsea where he's become, not just one of Chelsea's best players, but one of the best in the league and is proving City wrong.

[@faz8055]

Everything you said is right mate, But he's not proving City wrong, he sill wouldn't get into their first team, simple. They knew he's start in wise team obviously.

[@Jojo.R.Chipelago]

But it was win-win-win for Palmer, City and Chelsea... everyone got what they needed - City had too much talent and they managed to move him on before he lost respect for the club, Cole is getting the minutes he deserves, albeit in a struggling side, and Chelsea got a man who can get the ball in the goal. It would have been way worse for City had they tried to keep him whilst giving him the minutes they did - he wasn't playing enough whilst KDB was injured, imagine how much time he would be spending on the bench with the king returning?

[@faz8055]

correct mate! @@Jojo.R.Chipelago

[@StopLookingAtMyAcc]

At the end of the day he's not better than Bernardo/Foden/Doku who play RW but he's better than all of Chelsea bar Thiago Silva

[@philc1773]

He'll prove City wrong when he wins another league title.....until then City were right

[@trapperdan]

We miss him with Man City but are happy that he's doing so well. This move was best for him to really become the player he can be. Next stop English national side!

[@victorrios5642]

Businesses is business, all the best Cole!

[@wiseowl179]

It’s great to have the lad playing for Chelsea. Cole is a boon to our squad. He’s a pleasure to watch on the pitch. I’m glad he decided to come to Chelsea. You can see he’s made a real commitment to our club. I wish him all the best in his career with us💙💙💙

[@rogerchanda]

His heart is still in City.

[@anandchaudhary1675]

He is united fan

[@ILoveManCity.]

​@anandchaudhary1675 he's not lol, his dad is or was the United fan yet Cole choose to go for the Manchester City's academy instead of the United one.

[@anandchaudhary1675]

@@ILoveManCity. Going to play and chosing City is different things. Rooney son went to city academy for few months when Rooney was playing for United. Fletcher son were all in city academy until last year while Fletcher is still technical director at United. City academy is much better than United so many good talented player opt for city than United.

[@SlowlyCompte]

Yea, he just held it together. You can hear voice shake as if he's about to tear up talking about leaving city

[@tosexe2535]

Hes a Chelsea legend already little bro

[@kyanpitchford2085]

Bc I’m a Chelsea fan I am absolutely delighted that we have him and all but to know he wanted to stay at Man City breaks my heart 💔

[@Danxxz]

Im upset he left but same time happy with DOKU

[@trypad245]

We Love you Cole We happy to have you @ Chelsea

[@jakeeeeeeeeeeeeee]

My Fifa 22 Legend

[@liambalderson7454]

Class am a Chelsea fan am glad he come he makes that team click

[@David1991.]

Missing opened chances last night

[@mymemories925]

​@@David1991.Easy win at home, still a young lad be patient!

[@David1991.]

@@mymemories925 Easy win at home??? Chelsea lost 8 matches, win 6 and drew 4 at Stanford bridge this season.

[@ronaldbear1]

What a decent guy

[@yourcarreg3244]

“The cookers, the physio’s, us” Didn’t know Poch spoke to appliances 😅

[@enlightenedone7141]

What a nice lad, absolutely love watching him play, soon as he started for City I was really impressed and my word has he lived up to it, hes better than Di Maria now imo. Shame he didnt stay at City, but what courage it took to move to Chelsea!! Fair play to lad!!! LFC fan

[@jfinal2434]

Better than Di Maria? Are you skunked?

[@mymemories925]

Him and nkunku rewdy to cook

[@davidsimson6917]

Here after Middlesbrough's match😮

[@chrisg27]

He never wanted to leave City but he still chose to after Pep said a spot was open because Mahrez had left? I don't blame him for leaving but if you truly loved City you stay and fight for your place especially when an opportunity was opening up

[@albiidrizi9745]

“He was a right back, Gary Neville” “Oh enough said”

[@JB-nu8ji]

Gonna be a top player

[@mranderson8670]

It seems he was too eager . You can see at pre season Pep was going to integrate him into the starting 11 . It’s a shame cause Doku - Haaland - Palmer trio with Rodri - KDB - Silva in midfield would have cooked

[@alexmccourt2310]

Going ahead of Foden or Grealish is very high praise. I think Foden is a better fit at City than Palmer would have been, but there is no way I can see Foden doing what Palmer is doing at Chelsea

[@DavidBee101]

There is not a person on this planet that can predict what Guardiola is going to do next, a few games in pre-season doesn't mean anything

[@urstube6901]

So what is palmer doing at Chelsea that foden can’t do?

[@TrophyGuide101]

​@@alexmccourt2310 that's not to say Palmer is better than t Foden, it's just he's surrounded by worse players so he stands out more while Foden is surrounded by world class players. Both are fantastic.

[@Dude0000]

⁠@@alexmccourt2310 I agree, difficult to see Foden losing at Middlesbrough.

[@Artome001]

Great lad, he is Chelsea's payback for Kevin DB. I hope he turns out even better.

[@ko77938]

Chealsea fans not gonna get a good sleep tonight but w J cole for his honestly. ⚽🥶

[@RETROGAMINGL2G]

The cookers 😂

[@Mr.Liam.]

He didn't want to leave? I'm confused, i heard pep offered him a new contract and he said no and wanted to leave? These interviews just damage the relationship between player and club. It's the same thing with Lukaku saying he missed inter. What good does it do.

[@pavankumard5276]

Why would City say no loan😢

[@Pablothefixer]

Cole smiles guys 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@1lyri_k]

He won us the Super cup🙌🏾🔥🔥 City lad

[@trifordhamankaseke8897]

Cole Palmer 20 Halaand 20 What a player

[@mrproducerbeast]

Sky sports purposely put that title there for engagement

[@dennischan8125]

Haters here trying to convince Chelsea fans that they're mad at his comments when we're not 😂

[@sumitrtamrakar]

All the best for your future at Chelsea, Cole!

[@johnbarson3196]

Miss ya Cole cmon City

[@yoonyulntaeny]

Doesn't matter why he went to Chelsea in the first place. You're allowed to grow into your new club, and that he has

[@davidkrapenshitz668]

Fair okay to him. I can’t stand these players who are happy to sit on the bench for their whole career

[@mpkrprsnt]

the "Gary Neville" comparison .. 😂

[@timothymumba99]

That afro beat is just beautiful

[@blueshadow62]

CP wanted 2 stay @ the BEST Club in England last 10 years where he grew up playing @ Chelsea can’t mind so even though they are sloppy seconds 🩵💙🩵💙❕🙄😆

[@xenobenoit]

They should’ve played Vybz Kartel Clarks

[@fw7128]

He is HIM 🥶

[@user-mm6pb1eb1c]

Demanding game time at his age . He should have learnt from foden's example on how to be patient.

[@gevss]

these chelsea players are more dangerous in front of a camera than in front of goal

[@ThembuBalogun]

Chelsea fans hearts breaking

[@Official919]

talent🎉🎉

[@kthemindreader6985]

Guardiola had no interest in the Sterling dive - Calmer Pen Merchant tactic

[@Ryzeex.]

When you hear him say it, he clearly doesn't mean it the way the title implies when quoting it. Poor journalism from Sky, I think Cole should be careful around these people.

[@bhvillaman4401]

That's not just him we all need to be aware they'll put anything you say out of context just to get clicks. It's like the Ivan toney one saying I fell out of love with football. Its not wrong because that's what he said but you have to watch the video to know the context.

[@nahidkahin5310]

Bro u can’t be saying this

[@user-bv6go6ej5g]

Palmer z so gud I love him whenever Chelsea needs a goal z always on the score ship by daface diehard Chelsea fan

[@2much4skin]

can't bare the fact that he isn't playing for city anymore. I loved him so much. Still do tho.... hihi

[@gagsdavies3313]

Baller ⚽️⚽️

[@ashleyhawkins8232]

Cold palms

[@kandekore]

Yeah it’s been a great season so far for him…can’t say the same about the team 😂

[@Markjameslee]

missed 4 clear cut chances

[@Tony-df5rs]

Never wanted to finish last night 😂

[@prashuryagoswami6122]

he is the best player in this chelsea team

[@Prof-ky4hp]

True sky blue 💙 😅

[@melezwakhophe5915]

Pep was suppose to loan this boy not selling him

[@KloppsLastRide]

How can you not like cold palmer man

[@jordancooper7663]

Baller. Love seeing him play well at Chelsea. Thankful city got Oscar Bobb tho

[@Man_City_True_Blue]

Cole palmer missed 3 sitters tonight 😂

[@ClixCFC]

It was an off day for him plus he played as a 9 even city fans will tell you he s a cam/rw

[@Man_City_True_Blue]

@@ClixCFC He's bang average. Thanks for 💷💷💷💷💷💷💷💷💷💷💷💷💷💷💷💷💷💷💷💷💷💷💷💷💷💷💷💷💷💷💷💷💷💷💷💷💷🤣

[@Man_City_True_Blue]

@@ClixCFC 🤣

[@Man_City_True_Blue]

@@ClixCFC 🤣🤣

[@Man_City_True_Blue]

@@ClixCFC 🤣🤣🤣

[@chinksey-MEDIA]

He’s very similar to Di Maria in fairness

[@philipt12345]

Yeah apart from di Maria was world class and palmer is bang average

[@seanpaulmistic2654]

My ex would say the same thing

[@badbruce4964]

Fans say they want a good honest player. They get one and start complaining.

[@literalpotato7562]

When a player who doesn't even want to leave still performs better than everyone else in your team 😅

[@robertcarneyarclocksmiths]

he didnt need to leave so it makes no sense

[@oldmandigo]

Guardiola just said today that palmer wanted to leave for two years straight. That he kept asking for a trade….So who is lying here? The coach or the player?

[@solshields]

He probably kept saying he wants to play everyday to pep and his agent was probably dropping ultimatums saying "or else!"

[@solshields]

Chelsea dropped 40m offer then city said "yeah, loan is no longer an option kid"

[@solshields]

He was asking to leave on loan for two seasons

[@sayanmukherjee1977]

Hope this interview doesn't do to Palmer what Lukaku's did to him

[@theviewer6321]

I’m still devastated about Masons mounts Transfer…can’t believe palmer has more passion for his childhood club than him …

[@momomono795]

He chose to leave and That's probably a decision he will regret for the rest of his life. And I think he's regretting it already! The poor kid needed better people around him to give him a better advice! He hasted being a player in a main squad and for that he jumped off a strong running train to be a main man in a broken one! He was doing well at Man City as as a rising youngster and had a promising future there and would have eventually become an essential player in the squad and could have been a future Foden. But he threw all that away for a quick shortcut for more play time in a failing sinking ship like Chelsea and instead of being a part of team that is competing in all competitions to win them, He is now a part of bottom mid table team team.

[@MR-X-.]

Excellent player this lad. City made a big mistake letting him leave.

[@barryonyett8638]

If he did stay he’d still be in his tracksuit like Phillips

[@rossmason6553]

I think city will be alright🤣

[@Bewar3them00n]

He wanted regular games, which he wasn’t getting at the time, but if he’d stayed he’d be playing much more now, now Oscar Bob is getting much more game time. But fair do’s he’s hit the ground running at Chelsea, which can only be good for England national team.

[@bhvillaman4401]

The table doesn't suggest that

[@GermanChickenwing]

You mean mistake just like Zinny, Jesus, Sterling?

[@doca_don4619]

“enough said”. gary neville has become underrated

[@tosexe2535]

top 2lenlgish right back and guys treating him like charity

[@rohaaniqbal-kw6pg]

Lukaku 2.0

[@KUNVISUALS]

Bro we rich bro if u perform we gone break that bank

[@STUJA1900]

This like saying : "I never wanted to leave my ex"

[@jibsajani]

When it rains does his hair stay like that

[@geniussky1689]

Stop the lies bro you celebrated a goal against them and that is not I never wanted to leave mentality .

[@Hajicaska]

Colepalmer🥶 remember the name 😎🥴👋🏾

[@XtotheZX]

Why should he want to leave City, best Club in the World 💙