The attacking midfielder has become a mainstay in the Blues team and their creative hub.
The 21-year-old has excelled at drifting into space in front of the opponents’ defense before shooting or passing to a teammate.
Asked if he stays behind at the end of sessions to work on his game, Palmer replied: “Yeah, if Maresca lets me! It’s too much sometimes. (I would stay all day) if I could.”
He added: “I think it was important because it was just fun. My friends were there, my dad was there and we just tried different skills and different things and I was just enjoying it.
“Because I was always the smallest, playing with the older ones, it made you realise you had to work more on your skills. I think now I’ve caught up to everyone in height and stuff, I find it easier. I was smaller so I would just get pushed off the ball or the ball taken off me or kicked so I would have to think more.”
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