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Chelsea star Cole Palmer has developed into one of the world's best attacking midfielders since arriving at Stamford Bridge in 2003

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When Chelsea fans talk about great goal scorers from midfield, Frank Lampard’s name inevitably leads the conversation. The former playmaker and all-time club record scorer redefined what it meant to be a modern No. 8, breaking into the box at just the right time and scoring crucial goals. Now, in Cole Palmer, Chelsea supporters have a new midfield talisman, but one who, in the eyes of former Blue Geremi, shares a crucial trait with Lampard – that constant goal threat. Speaking about Palmer’s impact, Geremi, who played for Chelsea from 2003 to 2007, sees parallels between the pair.

“The similarity I see between Frank and Palmer is that they are both goal scorers – they can score at any time during the game, ” Geremi tells FFT on behalf of Betting Sites. co. uk. “When you look at the way Frank used to play his role, he was a No. 8, a player who would go from box to box.

“He was an older-style English player. But Palmer is more of an attacking player with a lot of technical quality. ” Lampard finished with 211 Chelsea goals from midfield, a staggering tally that Palmer is still a long way off. The latter has 44 goals in Chelsea blue so far. The best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week. Yet few would doubt that Palmer has the talent to get close to that figure by the end of his career. “The similarity between them is that they’re both dangerous all the time, and they are great goal scorers, ” adds Geremi, who also played for Real Madrid, Middlesbrough, Newcastle United and Cameroon during a glittering career.

Palmer is part of a young Chelsea squad that has quickly developed into one of Europe’s form teams, having captured last season’s Europa Conference League title before claiming the 2025 Club World Cup over the summer. Palmer was key to those successes, and Geremi is confident there will be more silverware on its way to Stamford Bridge if Palmer can stay fit and firing. Ed is a staff writer at Four Four Two, working across the magazine and website. A German speaker, he’s been working as a football reporter in Berlin since 2015, predominantly covering the Bundesliga and Germany's national team. Favourite FFT features include an exclusive interview with Jude Bellingham following the youngster’s move to Borussia Dortmund in 2020, a history of the Berlin Derby since the fall of the Wall and a celebration of Kevin Keegan’s playing career. You must confirm your public display name before commenting Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name.

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