Chelsea signing Cole is ‘unusual’
Souness puzzled by Chelsea spending £42.5m on Cole
Graem Souness is baffled by Chelsea splashing £42.5million on Manchester City’s rookie midfielder Cole Palmer.
The England Under-21 star was primarily a sub at greatest for Pep Guardiola’s Treble winners.
In all he performed 41 video games for City, notching six objectives and two assists.
And it is thought Chelsea chief Mauricio Pochettino admires his versatility as he can play as a winger in addition to an attacking midfielder.
Souness advised The Daily Mail: “Chelsea’s resolution to spend £42.5mon Cole Palmer, a 21-year-old with three Premier League begins, strikes me as unusual and intensely daring.
“It may all come collectively for Chelsea, who’re spending a fortune on gamers of huge potential who in the future, with a giant query mark hooked up, is perhaps high males for them.
“Their supporters, like all others, want instant success. After a miserable season, they will have limited patience and won’t be slow in venting their frustration. I can see where they’re coming from.”