Maresca set to adjust ‘Palmer’ to play number 8

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Enzo Maresca, Chelsea’s new manager, is reportedly preparing to adjust Cole Palmer ‘s positioning, moving him to a central midfielder. The

22-year-old impressed for Chelsea last season after joining from Manchester City for £40million.

Palmer scored 25 goals and provided 15 assists in all competitions for the Blues. Winning the Premier League’s Young Player of the Year award. And was also included in England’s Euro 2024 squad.

Palmer has mostly played on the right wing under Mauricio Pochettino. But has also occasionally been deployed as a number 10 to allow more freedom in the game.

However, The ทางเข้า https://ufabet999.app reports that Palmer will take on a new role as a number 8 under new manager Maresca. Maresca

is trying to get Chelsea to play with a new tactic, one that will focus on passing from the back, with players moving into different areas to launch attacks.

Maresca will focus on using speedy wingers in the forward positions. The team currently has Noni Madueke, Raheem Sterling and Mykhailo Mudryk.

He tried to sign Michel Olise but was unsuccessful, with the player opting to move to Bayern Munich instead.

However, the Italian is a big fan of Athletic Bilbao winger Nico Williams, while Borussia Dortmund forward Karim Adeyemi is also being watched.