What Conor Gallagher told Cole Palmer after Chelsea star handed England call-up
Chelsea stars Cole Palmer and Conor Gallagher were both selected for international duty with England’s senior squad ahead of fixtures against Malta and North Macedonia. Both players have enjoyed some good form in recent weeks and are starting to flourish under Mauricio Pochettino.
Gallagher has proven his critics wrong after being linked with a move away from Stamford Bridge in the summer transfer window. Meanwhile, Palmer has proved to be a shrewd signing for the Blues after he completed a £42.5million deadline day switch from Manchester City.
Since signing for Chelsea, the 21-year-old has scored four goalsand provided four assists in just 11 appearances across all competitions. Palmer's most recent strike came against his former club to secure a point in a dramatic 4-4 draw at Stamford Bridge.
The 21-year-old had the confidence to step up and take a last-minute penalty kick as he cooly placed the ball past Ederson. Palmer has now revealed he received his England call-up after the draw against City in a conversation with Gallagher as the Chelsea duo met up at St. George's Park.
Palmer was almost immediately welcomed by a familiar face after joining the main England squad. The Three Lions have shared via their X (formerly Twitter) account the interaction between two Chelsea teammates last night.
Gallagher said: “Congrats to you. I didn’t realise you were called up."
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“Right after the [Man City] game it was," Palmer responded. Gallagher then asked: “You got the text?”
Palmer smiled and replied: “I thought it was a blag at first, I swear. And then
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