Cole Palmer believed he would become a life-long Manchester City player, before a situation arose in the summer of 2023 that ...

Palmer’s father, Jermaine, admitted Palmer couldn’t deal with the physicality of academy football before a growth spurt that altered his trajectory. ‘Cole had two years – from under 15s to ...

That was the consensus at Manchester City when the skinny midfielder moved up to the under-16s and struggled to make an ...