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England international Cole Palmer signs new Chelsea deal until 2034

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Reuters. (2026, October 10). England international Cole Palmer signs new Chelsea deal until 2034. Al Jazeera. https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/10/10/england-international-cole-palmer-signs-new-chelsea-deal-until-2034?traffic_source=rss

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Cole Palmer, a 24-year-old England international attacking midfielder for Chelsea, has signed a new contract that will keep him with the club until 2034. Since joining Chelsea from Manchester City in 2023, Palmer has scored 91 goals in 138 appearances and contributed to significant team achievements such as winning the Club World Cup in 2025 and the UEFA Conference League in 2024-25. The article highlights Palmer’s importance to Chelsea while addressing recent criticism over his absence from England national team duty due to injury.
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Cole Palmer, a 24-year-old attacking midfielder for Chelsea, signed a contract extension on Saturday that will keep him at the club until 2034. Initially joining from Manchester City in 2023, Palmer has made 91 goal contributions in 138 appearances and helped Chelsea win the FIFA Club World Cup and the UEFA Conference League titles. Despite being left out of England’s World Cup squad this year due to a persistent groin injury, he was later called up for Nations League fixtures against Spain, Czechia, and Croatia by manager Thomas Tuchel. Palmer expressed his confidence in Chelsea’s direction and ambitions to win major trophies consistently.

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Chelsea ORG · 6× England GPE · 5× Palmer PERSON · 5× Alonso PERSON · 2× India GPE · 2× Premier League ORG · 2× Tuchel PERSON · 2× 4Ronaldo PERSON · 1× Cole Palmer PERSON · 1× Manchester City ORG · 1×

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Palmer, left out of England’s World Cup squad this year after a persistent groin injury affected his form, was called up by Thomas Tuchel for Nations League fixtures against Spain, Czechia and Croatia.
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🔮 Chelsea attacking midfielder Cole Palmer has signed a contract extension that will keep him at Stamford Bridge until 2034, the Premier League club announced on Saturday.
2026-10-10 · Al Jazeera
England international Cole Palmer signs new Chelsea deal until 2034 · assertive framing

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Chelsea attacking midfielder Cole Palmer has signed a contract extension that will keep him at Stamford Bridge until 2034, the Premier League club announced on Saturday. asserted
club → sign → Saturday
The 24-year-old England international has become a key figure since joining Chelsea from Manchester City in 2023, scoring 91 goals in 138 appearances across all competitions. asserted
international → become → competitions
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Motsepe → return → event
The captain who changed how India’s women played cricket He was part of the squad that won the Club World Cup in 2025 and the 2024-25 UEFA Conference League. asserted
that → change → 2025
“Speaking to the owners, to the sporting directors and obviously the manager, they gave me a lot of confidence so it was only right to sign,” Palmer said. asserted
Palmer → speak → confidence
“Speaking to players as well, everyone has the same ambitions. asserted
everyone → speak → ambitions
“I feel like we win major trophies here consistently.” asserted
we → feel → trophies
Chelsea have agreed long-term contracts with several first-team players and emerging talent. asserted
Chelsea → agree → players
Forward Joao Pedro recently signed a deal through 2034, and winger Pedro Neto agreed a six-year contract last month. asserted
Neto → sign → contract
Chelsea boss Alonso says Palmer is committed to England asserted
Palmer → say → England
Earlier on Friday, Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso insisted Palmer remains committed to playing for England after the attacker drew criticism for missing the recent international break due to injury. asserted
attacker → insist → injury
Palmer, left out of England’s World Cup squad this year after a persistent groin injury affected his form, was called up by Thomas Tuchel for Nations League fixtures against Spain, Czechia and Croatia. asserted
injury → leave → Spain
However, Palmer was forced to pull out of the squad due to a recurrence of the issue, with Tuchel saying the midfielder “misses too many opportunities” to play in an England shirt. asserted
midfielder → force → shirt
Asked about Tuchel’s comments, Alonso told reporters: “The most important thing for Cole is to be fully fit, that he enjoys his game, that he is feeling OK. asserted
he → ask → game
“Whenever he is not, like in the Brentford game, we could see that he was struggling. uncertain
he → see → game
He’s committed but he needs to be fully fit to play. asserted
he → ’ → ?
We need him – the club and the national team,” the Spaniard added. asserted
Spaniard → need → club
“Now he’s fine. asserted
he → ’ → ?
He’s been feeling better this week. asserted
He → feel → ?
We use the first two weeks for him to recover. asserted
him → use → weeks
It’s a little bit from the pubalgia (groin injury) he had.” asserted
he → ’ → pubalgia
Chelsea, 10th in the Premier League standings, host 17th-placed Bournemouth later on Saturday. asserted
Chelsea → host → Saturday
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