Chelsea news: Cole Palmer announces new long-term contract in his own unique way ahead of Bournemouth clash

By Ben Sully | 10 Oct 2026 13:18, Last updated: 10 Oct 2026 13:19

Cole Palmer has committed his aboriginal to Chelsea with a caller semipermanent contract. 

Palmer's antecedently penned a woody successful June 2024 to support him astatine Stamford Bridge until 2033.

The Chelsea prima has present enactment pen to insubstantial connected improved presumption that volition tally until the summertime of 2034.

Palmer made the large announcement successful a fake Twitch watercourse shared by Chelsea's societal media accounts. 

We’re delighted to denote that Cole Palmer has signed a caller declaration until 2034. ✍️?

Palmer announces caller Chelsea contract

In reply to a 'fan question' astir his Chelsea future, Palmer said: “Well, I’ve conscionable signed a caller declaration astir 20 minutes ago.

“So I’m staying for astir 8 much years. So hopefully you tin sing that opus a spot much that you each sing.”

The determination to marque the announcement via a fake Twitch watercourse appears to beryllium notation to Palmer's prohibition from the streaming level successful September.

The 24-year-old was temporarily suspended aft accidentally leaking EA FC 27 gameplay footage earlier the game's authoritative merchandise date.

In an interrogation shared by Chelsea's media channels, Palmer revealed helium is keen to play a "big role" successful the club's ngo to triumph silverware. 

"Chelsea means a batch to maine and I deliberation the nine is going successful the close direction, truthful I'm delighted to motion and I’m evidently precise happy."

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Chelsea prima targeting trophies aft declaration announcement

"Speaking to the owners, to the sporting directors and evidently the manager, they gave maine a batch of confidence, truthful it was lone close to sign.

'Speaking to players arsenic well, everyone has the aforesaid ambitions. I consciousness similar we triumph large trophies present consistently and I privation to beryllium a portion of that and play a large relation successful it too."

The announcement comes arsenic a boost connected the aforesaid time Xabi Alonso's broadside instrumentality to Premier League enactment against Bournemouth.

Palmer experienced a hard 2025-26 run arsenic helium struggled with wounded and signifier earlier being near retired of England's World Cup squad.

However, helium has shown affirmative signs of rediscovering his champion signifier successful the aboriginal stages of the 2026-27 campaign, having scored 4 goals and provided 2 assists successful his archetypal 7 competitory outings of the caller season.