Chelsea have confirmed Cole Palmer will wear the club’s No. 10 shirt next season.
Palmer was given the 20 shirt when he joined from Manchester City in the summer of 2023. There was not believed to be any specific reason behind his choice, having worn 80 following his senior breakthrough at the Etihad Stadium.
As the new season begins with this summer’s Club World Cup, Chelsea have now confirmed Palmer will don the 10 shirt from this point onwards.
Interestingly, the 10 was not vacant before Palmer’s switch. It was worn by Ukraine winger Mykhailo Mudryk, who remains suspended pending the results of an investigation into a failed doping test. Mudryk has not played since November but was present for the Conference League final victory over Real Betis.
