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Cole Palmer has won the Premier League’s Young Player of the Season award after the 22-year-old’s sensational campaign.
Palmer, who joined Mauricio Pochettino’s side from Manchester City earlier this season, was the Blue’s star. He has scored 22 goals in 33 Premier League games this season and has also provided 10 assists.
In recent weeks his goalscoring form has shown no signs of softening. He was a shining example of Chelsea’s late-season revival. He scored twice in the last three games, putting Pochettino’s side in contention for a place in Europe next season.
The 22-year-old star, who is second in the Premier League’s golden boot race to Erling Haaland, beat off competition from some outstanding rising stars to win the award, including Phil Foden, who is favorite to win this year’s Player of the Year To become the world. Season price.
It comes after eagle-eyed Chlesea fans last week noticed what their attacking midfielder had set as the wallpaper on his phone screen.
Arriving at the Amex Stadium for Chelsea’s 2-1 win at Brighton earlier this week, supporters online noticed Palmer had set an image of the PFA Player of the Year trophy as his lock screen.
The image suggests that Palmer is determined to do whatever he can to claim the prize, using the image as motivation.
It comes as Chelsea announced yesterday that their midfield superstar has also been nominated for the PFA Premier League Fan’s player of the year award.
He has already won trophies this month, claiming the Premier League’s Player of the Month award for April after his seven goals in four top-flight matches, as well as Chelsea’s Men’s Players Player of the Season and Player of the Season awards in the waited. at the club’s end-of-year awards ceremony last week.
Palmer was one of eight players nominated for the prestigious award, including Newcastle star Alexander Isak, Man United’s Kobbie Mainoo, Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka, his teammate William Saliba and Tottenham’s Destiny Udogie.
Eagle-eyed supporters have spotted a clue about Cole Palmer’s ambitions for this season
One fan claimed Palmer’s lock screen was a photo of the PFA Player of the Year trophy
After being crowned Chelsea’s Player of the Season, Palmer said: “It’s very special to be recognized by the supporters and my teammates together,” he said.
‘It is very important. My teammates are with me every day, so it’s really nice to know that they recognized me.”
He added: “That’s why we play; we play for the fans. To win them both is a great feeling.”
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