Cole Palmer: Guardiola's jewel already shines with the U21

The name Cole Palmer is becoming more and more common among Manchester City fans. When Pep Guardiola decided to line up his star youth squad in the Community Shield, it was understood that it was because not all the players from the first team had returned yet, but Palmer reappeared on the second day of the Premier League to play 21 minutes against Norwich . Slowly, The English attacker is entering the plans of the 'citizens' and yesterday he made his debut with the England U21 team: victory and a great goal.

Palmer has been knocking on the door for months. Last season he only played a few minutes in the Carabao Cup and others in the Champions League, but Guardiola has decided that he will not go on loan because he will have opportunities at the first level. Agüero's departure, added to the absence of strikers -the signings of Kane and Cristiano could not be finalized- and the versatility of Palmer himself, who can play as a false nine or as a winger, make it possible for him to be an alternative in the attack. 'citizen'.

Cole Palmer's numbers over the past two seasons speak for themselves: 13 goals and six assists in 16 games during 2020/21 with the subsidiary and 15 goals and five assists in 2019/20 with the youth team.

In this national team break, Palmer has made his debut with the England Under-21s and has done it in a big way. He entered the squad at the last minute due to the discomfort of Emile Smith Rowe and debuted with a great goal. “What I liked the most about his performance is that just before the goal he was not having his best moment. But he always wanted the ball and trying to be positive, that's his mentality. He has the ability to produce really exciting bright flashes. We need to create a platform so that it thrives, “explained manager Lee Carsley.