Cole Palmer becomes latest to wear Chelsea’s No.10 shirt as he looks forward to linking up with new signings

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Cole Palmer says he is looking forward to teaming up with Estevao Willian at Chelsea after facing the Brazilian wonderkid in the Club World Cup quarter-finals.
Palmer recently switched to the No.10 shirt for the Club World Cup and upcoming Premier League season – previously worn by Eden Hazard, Joe Cole and Juan Mata. The 23-year-old revealed his decision was inspired by Lionel Messi and Wayne Rooney.

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00:00Cole Palmer says he's looking forward to teaming up with Ostavio Willian at Chelsea

00:07after facing the Brazilian Wunderkid in the Club World Cup quarter-finals.

00:12Palmer opened the scoring in Philadelphia before Ostavio,

00:16who will officially join Chelsea this summer,

00:19produced a stunning equaliser for Palomiras.

00:23Chelsea eventually edged a 2-1 win thanks to a late-owned goal forced by Marlo Gusto,

00:28who, despite the result, Ostavio was named the player of the match,

00:32and Palmer was full of praise for the 18-year-old.

00:36He's a top-top player, Palmer said.

00:38He's still young and people need to give him time to adapt to the culture and language,

00:44but you can see he's got amazing quality and we're excited for him to join us.

00:49Palmer also reflected on a difficult few months off the pitch,

00:52dedicating his goal to close friend and former Man City Academy team-mate Tosin Arabido.

00:59That's my boy, he helped me a lot and I just wanted to go over to him.

01:03Jao Pedro also made his Chelsea debut off the bench and impressed Palmer.

01:09He's been on holiday in Brazil, so we didn't know what to expect in terms of sharpness,

01:14but he changed the game.

01:15Estavio's coach, Abel Ferreira, appraised Chelsea's capture of the teenager.

01:21He brought an amazing player, but more than this, an amazing person.

01:25You need to take care of him, he said.

01:28Palmer recently switched to the No. 10 shirt for the Club World Cup,

01:32an upcoming Premier League season.

01:34Previously worn by Eden Hazard, Joe Cole and Juan Mata,

01:37the 23-year-old revealed his decision was inspired by Lionel Messi and Wayne Rooney.

01:42It's just an iconic number, he said.

01:45I wore it growing up and always liked it.

01:48The number became available after Mikaela Mudrick, the last wearer,

01:52was suspended following a doping charge.

01:56Palmer confirmed he hadn't yet spoken to Mudrick,

01:58but planned to when the time was right.

02:02After a quieter end to last campaign,

02:04Palmer will hope to rediscover his electric form

02:07when he first came to the capital

02:09as Chelsea prepare for the new Premier League season.

Cole Palmer becomes latest to wear Chelsea’s No.10 shirt as he looks forward to linking up with new signings

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