Chelsea now eyeing £64m “monster” who’s in the same “tier” as Cole Palmer

Whereas there have been quite a lot of bumps within the highway, Chelsea have constructed a crew full of proficient gamers lately.

The likes of Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernandes, and Pedro Neto are all sensible internationals who might be a part of a particular undertaking at Stamford Bridge.

Nevertheless, relating to the crown jewel of the Blues’ bold undertaking, one title jumps out: Cole Palmer.

Since becoming a member of the Pensioners in 2023, the younger Englishman has scored 41 objectives and offered 28 assists in 96 appearances, and so followers ought to be delighted about experiences linking the membership to somebody who might be their subsequent Palmer.

Chelsea’s summer time to this point

As they’ve in years prior, Chelsea have primarily targeted on signing youthful gamers this summer time.

For instance, Liam Delap remains to be simply 22 years previous, Joao Pedro is simply 23, and Jamie Gittens turns 21 subsequent month.

Add to these three premier signings the additions of Mamdou Sarr and Dario Essugo, and it is clear that the West Londoners are nonetheless dedicated to primarily bringing in younger skills with excessive ceilings.

But, whereas the afformentioned gamers are all extremely thrilling, it could be onerous to explain them as the subsequent Palmer, which is not the case for Ethan Nwaneri.

Sure, in accordance with a current report from The Athletic, Chelsea are very a lot within the Arsenal gem.

The report claims that after making an attempt to signal him in 2023, the Blues are monitoring {the teenager} as talks over a brand new cope with the Gunners are at the moment failing to bear fruit.

Moreover, transfers professional Fabrizio Romano revealed that the West Londoners will transfer for the Hale Finish product if he does not comply with a brand new cope with the Premier League runners-up, and together with his present one ending subsequent summer time, he’d then be accessible for nothing on the finish of subsequent season.

If BlueCo can mastermind a state of affairs the place they’ll deliver the Englishman to the Bridge at no cost, then that may be unimaginable, as he is valued at £64m by Soccer Transfers, and has the potential to be one other Palmer.

Why Nwaneri might be Palmer 2.0

There are a couple of the explanation why Nwaneri might be the subsequent Palmer, and the primary is that it could be one other instance of Chelsea signing a younger expertise from a ‘huge six’ aspect.

Furthermore, as Manchester Metropolis should massively remorse dropping such an unimaginable participant to one of many rivals, we don’t doubt that Arsenal would really feel simply as dangerous about dropping the Hale Ender.

The second cause is that each gamers occupy related positions on the pitch.

Since making his technique to West London, the previous Metropolis prospect has primarily performed in an attacking midfield position, together with his second most performed place being on the best wing.

This mirrors the Enfield-born gem’s expertise in North London, as since making his debut for Mikel Arteta’s aspect, he has primarily performed in two positions: on the best wing and as an attacking midfielder.

Nevertheless, the 18-year-old has spent extra time on the wing, which is nice information for Maresca and Co, as meaning he’d probably be comfortable to play there on the Bridge, with Palmer within the quantity ten position.

Moreover, whereas we have not seen as a lot of the North Londoners’ younger phenom, what we have now witnessed suggests he might be as harmful because the Pensioners’ talisman.

For instance, in simply 1378 minutes, throughout 37 first-team appearances final season, the dynamic “monster,” as dubbed by podcaster Adam Keys, scored 9 objectives and offered two assists.

In different phrases, he produced a objective involvement on common each 125.27 minutes, which for somebody of his age is undeniably unimaginable.

Lastly, for those who nonetheless aren’t satisfied that the Arsenal gem may attain the identical ranges, then simply take heed to his former coach, Dan Micciche, who boldly positioned him in the identical “tier” as him, together with another future superstars.

In the end, if Chelsea have the prospect to signal Nwaneri at no cost subsequent summer time, they need to take it, as, alongside Palmer, they’d have two of essentially the most thrilling skills within the nation.