Chelsea star Cole Palmer delivered a hilarious "just a Sunday League player" response to claims that his dad taught him everything he knows.
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Manchester native showed early potentialLeft City for Stamford Bridge in 2023Now an award-winning England internationalFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
In his early years, Palmer spent many happy hours working with his father in their family garden. It was there that he honed the skills that would one day make him a Premier League hero and senior England international.
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Natural ability obviously played a part, with the Manchester native showing enough potential to join the academy ranks at City from Under-8 level. He went on to take in 41 appearances under Pep Guardiola, before heading to Stamford Bridge in 2023.
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Palmer has become a talismanic presence in west London, winning the PFA Young Player of the Year award in his debut campaign, and the plan is – at just 22 years of age – to take his game to even greater heights.
WHAT COLE PALMER SAID
While enjoying another kickabout with his father, smirking Palmer said on the ‘The New Generation’ documentary series from Amazon Prime after learning that his dad was claiming to have taught him how to become a star: "Nah, he did teach me but… he’s just a Sunday League player, it’s not like he was good."