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  Chelsea boss Liam Rosenior has debunked reports circulating in the media that Cole Palmer is planning to leave Stamford Bridge. Speaking with the  club’s website  ahead of Sunday’s Premier League game against Crystal Palace, Rosenior, stated that the England international is delighted playing at the club. “I’ve had numerous conversations with Cole, and he seems very, very happy to be here,” Rosenior told reporters ahead of a trip to Crystal Palace on Sunday. “He’s a huge part of ⁠our plans in the long term. He’s an outstanding player. Every player goes through difficult ‌moments in their careers in terms of injury. I don’t think it’s any reflection ​on his qualities. “He’s an outstanding footballer. But my job and the club’s job is to get him in a place where he can consistently perform at the level that he wants to.” Palmer has scored 48 goals for Chelsea in all ​competitions since joining the club in 2023 and was key to last year’s Club World Cup-winning campaign.

 As Chelsea prepare to face Arsenal in the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg on January 14, 2026, an ironic twist looms: January 15 marks exactly three years since the Blues dramatically hijacked a deal for Ukrainian winger Mykhailo Mudryk from under Arsenal's noses. The then-22-year-old Shakhtar Donetsk star had openly flirted with a move to the Emirates, even engaging with Arsenal on social media since late 2022. Reports at the time described him as "devastated" when the Gunners refused to match Chelsea's ambitious bid structure—including an eye-watering initial £62 million fee (potentially rising to £89 million) and an eight-and-a-half-year contract. Chelsea ultimately secured the signature on January 15, 2023, in one of the most dramatic transfer sagas of the Todd Boehly era. Fast-forward to today, and Mudryk's Chelsea chapter has taken a starkly different turn. The 25-year-old left winger has been sidelined since late 2024 after a provisional suspension by the...