Everton legend and former Manchester City star Joleon Lescott has refused to blame Manchester City for selling one of their brightest youngsters, Cole Palmer to Chelsea.
We reports that the England international left Manchester City to join Chelsea at a reported initial fee of £40 million.
The move seemingly stemmed from the fact that the player needed more playing time which he was not getting at Manchester City.
He was only able to play 25 games across competitions during the 2023-24 season, bagging a goal and an assist.
Lescott spoke about the 22-year-old on The High Performance Podcast.
“It was a combination of both, he (Palmer) wanted to leave and they wanted to sell. I don’t think it was anyone’s sole decision. My belief is that if Cole Palmer stays at Man City, he doesn’t go to the Euros. So it wasn’t a bad decision by him.
“Pep knew how good he is. I don’t think that was a thing. It was just the case of ‘you’re not going to feature as much as you want for me’. And Palmer was like he’ll go feature somewhere else.
“If City win the double and not the treble, it isn’t because Cole Palmer wasn’t there. The system that Man City and Pep has created, I don’t think they’re going to miss any one player.”
