Overview
- Ryan Giggs this week backed Manchester United signing Cole Palmer on Rio Ferdinand’s podcast, saying the Manchester-born playmaker could ease the team’s reliance on Bruno Fernandes.
- Cole Palmer has dismissed the transfer chatter, telling The Guardian he has no plans to leave Chelsea.
- Paul Scholes said United should sign Palmer only if Bruno Fernandes departs because he does not see where Palmer would start in the current setup.
- Paul Merson argued a switch looks more plausible if Chelsea miss the Champions League, with the Blues sitting sixth late in the season.
- Any summer move would be complex given Palmer’s long Chelsea deal reportedly running to 2033 and the likely high fee, even as United’s improved form under Michael Carrick and likely Champions League return raise their pull.