Cole Palmer

[warpig]

I was more upset when Flitcroft left. Good luck to the kid nonetheless.

 

[Blue_Lightsaber]

That’s absolutely true. I think it’s been reported that most of them are on these incentivised contracts, so the better they performed, the better the team performs, the more bonuses they unlock in their contracts. So Mudryk’s base salary is said to be £97k but hypothetically, if he plays 40 games this season, scores 10 goals and helps Chelsea qualify for the CL, he could jump up to £150-200k, for example. In the event a player has reached a world class level and they come asking for a bigger contract, I’d imagine they would probably get it and it would be deserved.

How much is Cole on per week? Think he was on 25k weekly at City.

 

[Vialli98]

How much is Cole on per week? Think he was on 25k weekly at City.

I actually don’t know. It’s weirdly not been reported anywhere. If he was on that little, I imagine it could have been tripled or something in that region. Don’t think his base salary will be higher than 80k, if previous reports about salaries given to bigger signings are to be believed.

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

Yeah, but a big part of Poch's reputation is how good he is working with and developing young players. Hopefully he shows that. I know people say we've spent a billion but we've spent a billion on a collection of U21 players. No matter how much money is spent on those players, they are still all inexperienced players who need time, patience and quality coaching to get the team to the level we expect.

For what it's worth, I think the rest of the league is living in Pep's world until he leaves. I don't think it's a remotely bad plan to start building now and hoping you peak in ~3 years when he probably (might) have gone and the bar you need to clear has been lowered.

 

[Lord Blue]

Yeah, but a big part of Poch's reputation is how good he is working with and developing young players. Hopefully he shows that. I know people say we've spent a billion but we've spent a billion on a collection of U21 players. No matter how much money is spent on those players, they are still all inexperienced players who need time, patience and quality coaching to get the team to the level we expect.

no guarantee those young uns will come good. We were a good team in the late 60s and through the 70s, then, as i remember it, we sold our international level players and reinvested in kids like Steve Daley. they didn't work out and a period of decline followed.

 

[Jim Tolmie's Underpants]

we sold our international level players and reinvested in kids like Steve Daley.

 

[JDV]

https://www.teamtalk.com/news/man-c...-sale-emerge-pep-guardiola-sticks-to-his-guns

Man City exclusive: Real reasons for Cole Palmer sale to Chelsea emerge as Pep Guardiola sticks to his guns​

Graeme Bailey 15 hours ago

Cole Palmer demanded more first-team football at Man City under Pep Guardiola
The demands made by Cole Palmer on Pep Guardiola for more first-team opportunities was the beginning of the end of his Manchester City career, TEAMtalk can reveal.
Palmer completed a deadline day move to Chelsea with Mauricio Pochettino’s side parting with £42.5m to bring the 21-year-old to south-west London. Many were shocked that City were willing to part company with their talented homegrown talent, who made 41 appearances, scoring six times since his debut in September 2020.
City released a statement confirming his exit through the club’s sporting director Txiki Begiristain, who thanked Palmer for his efforts.

“Cole has come up through our Academy system and been a model professional throughout that time,” Begiristain told the club’s official site.
“We’ve enjoyed watching his development and I’d also like to pay tribute, as I am sure Cole would, to the coaches who’ve aided his progress through the years.

“Cole was a valuable member of the Treble-winning squad and we won’t forget the impact he made in our victory in the UEFA Super Cup success that followed.
“We wish Cole well for the future.”
With Riyad Mahrez departing Manchester City earlier in the summer, many felt Palmer was well placed to take advantage and gain more game-time.
Ultimately, though, City went out and signed Jeremy Doku in a £55.5m swoop from Rennes, further limiting the England U21 star’s prospects of regular action.

Palmer left Man City after blunt Pep Guardiola refusal​

Now sources have confirmed to TEAMtalk that it was the player’s desire to play more regular football that lead to him leaving.
Guardiola had used Palmer regularly during pre-season, leading to renewed optimism he would feature more. But we understand that during the summer, the player asked for a meeting with the Spaniard as he looked to find out how much football he would be expecting this season.
And it was during this meeting that Guardiola made clear to Palmer he could not promise him any game time to be exact. Furthermore, if he needed guaranteed football he would have to find it elsewhere.

From this meeting, we understand the wheels were put in motion over a move away with Palmer making it clear he would rather leave City if it meant regular first-team football.
Guardiola rarely, if ever, makes any promises to his players and especially for his young players, who he expects to fight for their minutes. It is believed the Spaniard was disappointed to lose Palmer, but he would not change his stance.

And when a big offer came along from Chelsea, with the Blues happy to meet City’s asking price, it was felt a move away was in everyone’s best interests.

 

[JDV]

It's a tough one with Palmer. On the one hand there is no such thing as promised game time with Pep unless you are one of a very few players.

On the other, the club go out and sign Doku and start him straight away in that RW position.

I personally would have loved to see Palmer get those full first 3 games of the PL season as an exclusive RW before we pulled the trigger and sold.

I get both sides of the situation.

 

[p.taker]

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[Mon Autre]

For what it's worth, I think the rest of the league is living in Pep's world until he leaves. I don't think it's a remotely bad plan to start building now and hoping you peak in ~3 years when he probably (might) have gone and the bar you need to clear has been lowered.

I think on the face of it that sounds sensible but given the financial restrictions can they afford to be outside of the top 4 for 3 years?