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We are not going to sell palmer even for $ 500 million say Mauricio Pochettino

Mauricio Pochettino admits signing Cole Palmer was a decision taken by Chelsea ‘s sporting directors – not him.

The Blues boss has seen another new player arrive with the west Londoners now spending £1bn in the transfer market since Todd Boehly took control of the club. Palmer has arrived from rivals Manchester City in a deal worth up to £42.5m after struggling for minutes at the Etihad.

He said: “I think the sporting director and the owner of course, but the sporting director it was his idea to add him to the squad. I think he’s fit for the project. Talented player, of course.”

The Chelsea boss went on to add: “Also he decided to come because he expects to play maybe more and be important here but I think that is not the most important. He decided to come because Chelsea is a project for him and improve his game and going to be more involved in every single game.

“I think the quality is there, it’s great potential and of course now he needs to settle here and prove and show that he’s better than his teammates and to play. It’s hard to fight for his place.”

Palmer came through the ranks on the blue half of Manchester and has already scored in this season’s Community Shield and UEFA Super Cup. With plenty of quality at Pep Guardiola’s disposal it was also going to be difficult for the youngster to play regularly.