On Sunday, the youthful player returned to torment Pep Guardiola with a man-of-the-match.
Micah Richards revealed his genuine thoughts on Manchester City’s summer transfer of Cole Palmer to Chelsea.
Micah Richards acknowledges that Cole Palmer’s departure from Manchester City has “devastated” him.
Just two and a half months after leaving the Etihad, the young player returned to torment Pep Guardiola on Sunday with a man-of-the-match performance.
Palmer was acquired by Chelsea from City on the summer transfer deadline for a possible fee of up to £42.5 million.
Under Guardiola, he had received little playing time, thus the chance to transfer to Stamford Bridge seemed too good to pass up.
Palmer has scored four goals in his past five Premier League games, indicating that he is off to a good start in west London.
Three penalties are included in that total; the most recent one was against his former team on Sunday late in stoppage time.
The 21-year-old maintained composure to draw a thrilling 4-4 game tie.
Since then, three players have withdrawn from the senior England team due to injury, giving Palmer his first call-up.
Palmer played in the first team for 13 years during his tenure at City.
If Richards were in control, he would not have sold him, but he acknowledges that it was challenging to consistently see a path into the City team.
Richards stated on the podcast The Rest Is Football: “It’s a good question because, simply because I knew what he could achieve, I would never have sold him.
The problem with Manchester City is that you can’t have it all because they both develop a ton of excellent players and, evidently, also purchase elite players.
If £42 million can be obtained for a player who didn’t participate in many games… I admire the bravery of it.
Do you recall a few weeks back when he and Raheem Sterling got into a brawl over a penalty? He said, “No, I’m taking this.”
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