Chelsea interviewed Cole Palmer as part of their ‘lifting the lid’ segment and asked him the question of ‘which defender or midfielder would make the best striker?’.
His response was a slightly surprising one.
“Probably Cucurella because he scores the most goals out of the defenders.”
Despite Palmer’s claim, Cucurella has actually only scored one goal in the current campaign, with Malo Gusto and Trevoh Chalobah leading the way with three goals a piece.
Chelsea enters the 2026 summer transfer window facing a familiar dilemma at centre-forward. Despite spending £30 million on Liam Delap, he’s struggled for consistent output under Liam Rosenior. Delap, specifically, has been linked with a move to Newcastle United after failing to replicate his Ipswich form.
As mentioned, the club is already preparing for the arrival of Emmanuel Emegha from sister-club Strasbourg. The 23-year-old Dutchman, who captained Strasbourg to European qualification, is expected to be integrated directly into the first-team squad.
Simultaneously, Chelsea has secured Kazakh wonderkid Dastan Satpaev from FC Kairat. And despite him only being 17-years-old, Rosenior has plans to integrate him this summer.
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