Chelsea summer signing Cole Palmer enjoyed an evening to remember on Monday, scoring four times to help Chelsea seal an emphatic 6-0 victory against Premier League strugglers Everton.
The 21-year-old, who arrived at Stamford Bridge for £42.5million last summer, is enjoying a sensational season for the Blues, with Palmer now the joint-top scorer in the Premier League having netted 20 goals in 28 matches.
It was also the second hat-trick he’s scored during the 2023-24 campaign, after claiming the match ball in Chelsea’s prior home game against Manchester United earlier this month.
While his exceptional goal haul has catapulted him up the scoring charts, Palmer is set to miss out on a big pay-cheque.
According to The Sun, the Man City academy graduate signed a seven-year deal that is worth £80,000-per-week upon arriving at his new club, but opted against adding a goal bonus clause into that contract.
Cole Palmer scored four times during Chelsea’s 6-0 win against Everton on Monday evening
Reports claim that Palmer will be rewarded for his excellent season with an increase in pay
Palmer became the 40th player to score four or more goals in a Premier League match
The outlet claims Palmer ‘was not bothered about insisting on a scoring bonus when signing his new deal in September.’
It comes as Chelsea look set to offer the attacking midfielder upgraded contract terms, with The Telegraph claiming the Blues are will table a bumper pay packet following his excellent season.
They add that while no talks over the deal have began – or are imminent – there is an understanding among those at Stamford Bridge that he deserves a pay rise.
In his exclusive interview with Adrian Kadjumba for Mail+, Palmer revealed why he chose to join Chelsea, adding that Mauricio Pochettino was part of the lure to come to Stamford Bridge.
On Monday, he became the 40th player in Premier League history to score four goals or more in an English top-flight match.
His third was perhaps the best of the quartet, with the 21-year-old arriving to pick off a terrible pass from Jordan Pickford, before lobbing the England goalkeeper.
His fourth came from the penalty spot in the 64th minute, but it was overshadowed by an unsavoury incident involving Noni Madueke and Nicolas Jackson.
Both players seemed to argue over who should take the penalty, with Palmer subsequently pulling rank and sliding the the ball into the back of the net from the spot kick.
The 21-year-old was also full of praise for Mauricio Pochettino, who he labelled ‘a top manager’
Pochettino had been left incensed by the incident after the match, while Palmer simply responded, ‘I am our penalty taker’.
‘Everyone wants to score, especially the attackers. It’s nothing, we have spoken about it, we have brushed it under the carpet,’ Palmer told NBC Sports.
‘I think it just shows the mentality of the players, they want to take it, but the gaffer has told us, it’s been brushed aside and I’m sure it won’t happen again.’
Following his excellent performances this season, Palmer can perhaps expect to be called-up to Gareth Southgate‘s England squad for this summer’s European Championships in Germany.
He has also been attracting the plaudits from several former stars including Chelsea legend Joe Cole, who lauded the youngster as ‘the signing of the season’.
Palmer issued a five-word response to Noni Madueke and Nicolas Jackson’s penalty spat
‘What’s even more remarkable is, the way he was talking to Jules, he just scored a last minute goal – it was like he just got off the sofa, he’s got his cocoa in his hand, and he’s ready for bed,’ said the former Blues star on TNT Sports.
‘He’s the coolest man in the building,’ Cole continued. ‘These fans love him. Cause there’s no experienced players around, you’re looking for someone who’s got something magical. You watch Jude Bellingham, he’s not 20 years old.
‘You feel the same with Cole Palmer. From Manchester United’s perspective, in a crucial point of the game, how can you let the best player on the pitch have the time to take a touch in the box and strike it.
‘Even he must be thinking, what’s going on here? How have I got this time? He’s been remarkable. I would say, signing of the season.
‘He’s taken this team by the scruff of the neck, and gone, “you’re my team. I’m the one that’s going to drag this team through”. Absolutely build a team around him. He has the personality for it. Nobody thought he would miss this. Cool as you like.’
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