Alan Shearer names Premier League superstar who's now worth £150million
Premier League's record goalscorer Alan Shearer believes Chelsea's Cole Palmer could fetch huge transfer free if they cashed in given the England star's stunning form
by David Craven · The MirrorAlan Shearer reckons England ace Cole Palmer could be worth close to £150million if Chelsea ever decided to cash in.
The attacking midfielder has carried on his terrific form from last season with a series of scintillating performances. He became the first player in Premier League history to hit four first-half goals when single-handedly destroying Brighton on Saturday.
It’s no surprise he’s been nominated for September’s player of the month having also netted in the win at West Ham and adding an assist versus Crystal Palace.
And the Premier League’s greatest goalscorer Shearer reckons Chelsea could easily treble the £42.5m they paid to Manchester City only 13 months ago - and shatter the British-record £106.8m they paid Benfica for midfielder Enzo Fernandez last year.
He said: “We seem to be talking about Cole Palmer quite often these days, which is great for him and for Chelsea because he's a phenomenal talent and takes everything in his stride. Nothing seems to affect both his ability or his attitude.
"He uses that arrogance in a brilliant way, the confidence and the belief in himself, but then for him to pull it all off is superb.
“When he scores the number of goals he has done at Chelsea, and to become the first player ever to score four goals in the first half of a Premier League game, it just shows the heights he could reach.
"I thought he was going to join the list of players to score five goals and perhaps he should've but he's an incredible talent. It looks as if Chelsea have got him for a snip as well.
"There were eyebrows raised when they paid that amount of money for him but now it looks to be incredible business because if he were to be put on the market now, you can imagine that price tag being north of £130million-£140million.”
In an interview with Betfair, Shearer continued: “It's hard to argue with Jamie Carragher who said Cole Palmer has been the best player in the Premier League over the last 12/13 months.
"But then Phil Foden won Player of the Season last year, so he did something special as well. Having said that, Phil hasn't had a run of games yet this season so I wouldn't argue with what Jamie Carragher said necessarily, but there are several other contenders. Cole has been phenomenal and outstanding.”
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