Chelsea midfielder Cole Palmer has been billed as a potential successor to Bruno Fernandes at Manchester United. This comes amid speculation he could be tempted to join the Red Devils after becoming homesick in London, and fans have been reacting.
According to Danny Murphy, while qualifying for the Champions League will reduce the noise around Palmer at Stamford Bridge, a good MUFC team could be a massive lure for the England international.
He added that Palmer can easily replace Bruno if he decides to quit Old Trafford at the end of the season.
His words, “No, because they’ve got him under a long-term contract, so they can keep him either way. But qualifying for the Champions League would make it much easier to quieten the noise around other clubs trying to get him. It would definitely help. This season hasn’t been as fruitful as he’d like because of injuries and getting back to form.
He’s had this nagging thigh or groin problem, whatever it is. But he’s a special player. The way football works, if you’re a player of that quality and you’ve always had a love for a particular club, it’s not a huge stretch to imagine things lining up.
Especially if United were to go on a run. A lot of Chelsea fans think the club is more of a business than a football project, so could I see Cole Palmer leaving for Manchester United? Yes, I could. I wouldn’t want it to happen, but I could see it. Bruno Fernandes needs a successor. He’ll get through the groin problem. He’ll be fine.”
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Chelsea Football Club is an English professional football club based in Fulham, West London. Founded in 1905, they play their home games at Stamford Bridge.
The club competes in the Premier League, the top division of English football. They won their first major honour, the League championship, in 1955. The club won the FA Cup for the first time in 1970, their first European honour, the Cup Winners’ Cup, in 1971, and became the third English club to win the Club World Cup in 2022.
On 7 May 2022, Chelsea confirmed that terms have been agreed for a new ownership group, led by Todd Boehly, Clearlake Capital, Mark Walter and Hansjörg Wyss, to acquire the club. The group was later known as BlueCo.
The UK government approved the £4.25bn takeover, ending Abramovich’s 19-year ownership of the club. Bruce Buck, who served as chairman since 2003, was replaced by Boehly, while long-serving club director and de facto sporting director Marina Granovskaia left, as did Petr Čech from the role of technical and performance advisor.
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