England international Cole Palmer signs new Chelsea deal until 2034

Attacking midfielder Palmer has become a key figure in Chelsea’s squad since his arrival from Man City in 2023.Chelsea ‌attacking midfielder Cole Palmer has ⁠signed a ⁠contract extension that will keep him at Stamford Bridge until 2034, the ⁠Premier League club announced on Saturday.The 24-year-old England international has become a ⁠key figure since joining Chelsea from Manchester City in 2023, scoring 91 goals in 138 appearances across all competitions.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Ronaldo returns after Portugal quarrel to score in Al-Nassr winlist 2 of 4West Indies beat India as Hope’s hundred secures record T20 chaselist 3 of 4Africa Cup of Nations may stay as a biennial event, says CAF chief Motsepelist 4 of 4Harmanpreet Kaur: The captain who changed how India’s women played cricketend of listHe was ‌part of the squad that won the Club World Cup in 2025 and the 2024-25 UEFA Conference League.“Speaking to the owners, to the sporting directors and obviously the manager, they gave me a lot of ⁠confidence so it was ⁠only right to sign,” Palmer said. “Speaking to players as well, everyone has the same ambitions.“I ⁠feel like we win major trophies here consistently.”Chelsea have ⁠agreed long-term contracts with several first-team players and emerging talent. Forward Joao Pedro recently signed a deal through 2034, and winger ‌Pedro Neto agreed a six-year contract last month.Chelsea’s Cole Palmer has won two trophies with Chelsea since joining them in 2023 [Matthew Childs/Reuters]Chelsea boss Alonso says Palmer is committed to EnglandEarlier on Friday, Chelsea ⁠manager Xabi ⁠Alonso insisted Palmer ‌remains committed to playing for England after the attacker drew criticism for missing the recent international break due to injury.Palmer, ⁠left out of England’s World Cup squad this year after a persistent groin injury affected his ⁠form, was called up by Thomas Tuchel for Nations League fixtures against Spain, Czechia and Croatia.However, Palmer was forced to pull out of the squad due ‌to a recurrence of the issue, with Tuchel saying the midfielder “misses too many opportunities” to play in an England shirt.Asked about Tuchel’s comments, Alonso told reporters: “The most important thing for Cole is to be fully fit, that he ⁠enjoys his game, that he is ⁠feeling OK.“Whenever he is not, like in the Brentford game, we could see that he was struggling. He’s committed but he needs ⁠to be fully fit to play. We need him – the club and ⁠the national team,” the Spaniard ⁠added.“Now he’s fine. He’s been feeling better this week. We use the ‌first two weeks for him to recover. It’s a little bit from the pubalgia (groin injury) he had.”Chelsea, ‌10th ‌in the Premier League standings, host 17th-placed Bournemouth later on Saturday.