Palmer and Nicolas Jackson both joined Chelsea in the same transfer window almost three years ago and quickly managed to strike up a deadly partnership with each other.
However, Jackson was allowed to join Bayern Munich on loan last September, and Palmer now misses playing alongside the centre-forward, according to The Sun.
The newspaper has also claimed that Palmer is getting frustrated at Liam Rosenior’s tactics, which he feels are limiting the amount of space that he is getting on the pitch.
Unfortunately for Palmer, a reunion with Jackson in the summer does not seem likely. Chelsea could sign another striker, which would undoubtedly push the Senegal international out of the club again.
There has been some speculation about Chelsea being interested in Nick Woltemade, for example. Woltemade was rumoured to be on their radar before his move to Newcastle United, so you would not rule it out.
In his two seasons at Chelsea so far, Jackson has been heavily criticised for his finishing. However, his link-up and combination play have been excellent, especially with Palmer.
As per Transfermarkt, Palmer and Jackson have played 75 games together. They have 15 joint-goal participations in total.
Breaking that down, Palmer has assisted eight of Jackson’s goals at Chelsea, while Jackson has set up seven of Palmer’s.
His temporary exit has probably hurt Palmer and Chelsea as a whole. Joao Pedro has done a great job leading the line, but the Blues’ cover options have really struggled and failed to step up when replacing the Brazilian.
Liam Delap, for example, has only scored one goal in the Premier League this season. The campaign finishes in May…
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