{"id":555997,"date":"2026-03-31T10:47:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T10:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/555997\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T10:47:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T10:47:12","slug":"man-utd-approached-over-palmer-transfer-as-they-actively-explore-deal-for-disillusioned-chelsea-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/555997\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd &#8216;approached&#8217; over Palmer transfer as they actively explore deal for &#8216;disillusioned&#8217; Chelsea star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Man Utd have been \u2018approached\u2019 by intermediaries over their interest in signing Cole Palmer from Chelsea in the summer, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>Since joining Chelsea in a bargain \u00a340m deal from Man City in 2023, Palmer has contributed 46 goals and 20 assists in 88 Premier League appearances.<\/p>\n<p>Those figures have attracted attention of the biggest clubs in world football but Palmer has had a quieter year, missing a lot of their games through injury.<\/p>\n<p>Despite only starting 18 times in the Premier League this season, there are rumours that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/manchester-united\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Man Utd<\/a> are looking to make a move for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/chelsea\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chelsea<\/a> superstar in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>There was speculation in January that he is \u2018unsettled\u2019 at Stamford Bridge and that Palmer would consider leaving Chelsea for Man City if Pep Guardiola departs in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>However, a report later than month indicated that Palmer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/cole-palmer-open-man-utd-transfer-welcomes-interest-leave-chelsea\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018would be open to a sensational transfer to Manchester United\u2019<\/a> in the summer with the Chelsea attacker \u2018missing his hometown of Wythenshawe\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/mailbox-man-utd-next-manager-carrick-solskjaer-liverpool-salah-spurs-next-boss\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Why is the Ole era at Man Utd deemed a failure? Solskjaer was a success\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Sun reignited the speculation on Sunday by claiming that Palmer has become <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/cole-palmer-disillusioned-at-chelsea-as-man-utd-prepare-record-150m-swoop\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018disillusioned\u2019<\/a> at Chelsea and is prepared to consider a move to Man Utd over the summer.<\/p>\n<p>And now <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/manchester-united\/man-utd-actively-exploring-record-breaking-cole-palmer-signing-chelsea\" target=\"_blank\">our friends at TEAMtalk are claiming that<\/a> Man Utd are \u2018actively exploring\u2019 a deal to sign Palmer and are \u2018intrigued\u2019 by the possibility of bringing him to Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p>The report adds: \u2018Our sources indicate that intermediaries relating to the Chelsea attacker have been working behind the scenes to gauge interest from top clubs, suggesting a potential summer move could be on the horizon.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Man Utd are one of the clubs that have been \u2018approached\u2019 and the Old Trafford hierarchy are looking to sign \u2018a versatile forward\u2019 in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils are being kept informed about his current situation and the \u2018primary issue is financial\u2019 as Chelsea are likely to demand a fee in excess of \u00a31oom, which could even rise as high as \u00a3150m.<\/p>\n<p>READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/man-utd-tonali-man-utd-anderson-man-city-arsenal-join-conversation\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Romano: \u2018Tonali to Man Utd and Anderson to Man City\u2019 \u2013 but Arsenal \u2018could join the conversation\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sam Allardyce recently claimed that a move to Man Utd could be on in the summer if the Red Devils can afford to meet Chelsea\u2019s asking price.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/chelsea-tipped-sell-cole-palmer-man-utd-missing-out-cl-qualification-one-condition\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Allardyce said on the No Tippy Tappy Football podcast<\/a>: \u201cChelsea will always sell at the right price, so it\u2019s whether Manchester United have the money that they\u2019d want for him Cole Palmer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt would be a big signing for United. He\u2019s only 23 years old, so they\u2019d get a good seven or eight years from him, maybe more if he looks after himself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a particular talent who shone from day one at Chelsea. There has been a bit of a lull because of his injuries, but he\u2019ll get back to the level he was at sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a tremendous talent, but I do think Chelsea are always in a position to make profit off a player.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Palmer has also been linked with a move to Spanish giants Real Madrid but former Premier League striker Gabby Agbonlahor doubts they would want the Chelsea star.<\/p>\n<p>Agbonlahor said on talkSPORT: \u201cI don\u2019t think they\u2019d want him, Real Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think they do. They players that they\u2019ve got, (Arda) Guler, (Brahim) Diaz, they\u2019ve got enough players in those positions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Agbonlahor added:\u00a0\u201cHow about, just stay at Chelsea, get your head down and get your form back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow about that? When you\u2019re not performing and not playing to your levels, then you want to leave?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s not an option for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/euro-giants-conducting-live-tests-on-man-utd-midfielder-with-bernardo-silva-also-on-their-list\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Euro giants conducting \u2018live tests\u2019 on Man Utd midfielder with Bernardo Silva also on their list<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Man Utd have been \u2018approached\u2019 by intermediaries over their interest in signing Cole Palmer from Chelsea in the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":555998,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[403,99],"class_list":{"0":"post-555997","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer","8":"tag-soccer","9":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/555997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=555997"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/555997\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/555998"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=555997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=555997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=555997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}