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Palmer: Wanted No. 10 shirt to emulate idol Messi

James Olley

created: June 19, 2025, 9:09 p.m. | updated: June 20, 2025, 4:22 a.m.

Open Extended ReactionsCole Palmer has revealed he wanted Chelsea's number 10 shirt to emulate his idols Lionel Messi and Wayne Rooney. 20 on his back but changed ahead of the Club World Cup and wore his new number for the first time in Monday's 2-0 win over Los Angeles FC. Asked if the there were any number 10s he particularly saw as role models, Palmer said: "Messi, the big one, Rooney and players like that. Cole Palmer wore Chelsea's No. 10 shirt for the first time against LAFC at the Club World Cup.

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