The Blues announced that Cole Palmer will be in the club World Cup for Chelsea and new shirt numbers for the 2025/26 season.
Palmer's inspiring performance at Chelsea in the Chelsea League final in May will decline as he prepares to wear the No. 20 club on his future No. 10 jersey.
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Palmer, 23, provided two assists, Chelsea beat Real Betis 4-1 at Wroclaw, where the club completed the main European trophy matches - previously won the Champions League, Europa League, Super Cup and the now-lost Cup Champions League.
Next time the man of Enzo Maresca begins a club World Cup bid in the United States on June 16. In that game, if Palmer plays, the midfielder will wear the No. 10 for the first time.
England International (England International) got the figure from Mykhailo Mudryk, who has been suspended since December for failed drug tests.
Meanwhile, Liam Delap will wear a No. 9 shirt for Chelsea. The 22-year-old striker joined the Blues of Ipswich Town on June 4 (June 4).
"Chelsea can confirm that Cole Palmer will move to the No. 10 shirt ahead of our 2025/26 campaign before the FIFA Club World Cup starts," a statement Thursday (June 5).
“Palmer has been wearing a No. 20 shirt since signing from Manchester City in September 2023, and he will be turning into the front before we play in the U.S. game, and he may wear 10 for the first time when Blues faces Los Angeles Football Club in Atlanta on June 16.
"Remind supporters that the full team numbers for the 2025/26 season will be completed once the summer transfer window is closed. Until then, they will still change."
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Before the club's World Cup begins, Palmer can play the European qualifiers against Andorra on June 7 and/or a friendly against Senegal on June 10.
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