Rosenior says Palmer to Man Utd links ‘unrealistic’

Chelsea boss Liam Rosenior insisted Cole Palmer is joyful on the membership and made it clear he considers the England worldwide ‘untouchable’ amid latest hyperlinks with a transfer to Manchester United.

Palmer has endured a troublesome 2025-26 season for the Blues, along with his marketing campaign hindered by harm points.

The previous Manchester Metropolis ahead has 5 targets in 13 appearances in all competitions this season and has but to register an help. Final season, he scored 15 targets and contributed 11 assists after which performed a starring position in Chelsea’s victorious Membership World Cup marketing campaign.

Manchester-born Palmer is a boyhood United fan and hyperlinks with a transfer to Outdated Trafford got here following stories he’s homesick in London.

Rosenior, although, dismissed such hypothesis emphatically.

Requested if he thought of Palmer untouchable and if the 23-year-old is joyful at Stamford Bridge, Rosenior informed a press convention: “Sure and sure. Cole is an unimaginable participant, like I’ve the man sitting subsequent to me [Moises Caicedo] and plenty of gamers within the group.

“I’m not shocked on the timing, a brand new supervisor is available in and a participant is unsettled. It’s not true. Cole is right here, he’s very joyful and I can’t wait to see him again on the pitch.”

Rosenior was pressed on whether or not he had held any discussions over Palmer’s future with Chelsea’s co-sporting administrators Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart.

Talking forward of Wednesday’s Champions League tie with Napoli, Rosenior added: “There’s no motive for an assurance. It’s so unrealistic [that he would join United]. It’s come from nowhere.

“There isn’t a must have the dialog. Cole is joyful. You possibly can’t cease hypothesis, however some hypothesis is so removed from the reality there isn’t a level having a dialog about it.”

Chelsea go to the Stadio San Paolo eighth within the league part desk. They’re one in every of eight groups on 13 factors and can virtually actually want a optimistic consequence to seal a top-eight end and computerized development to the final 16.