“He’s a star” – Chelsea player compared to Mbappe and Dembele by teammate who knows them well | OneFootball

Chelsea looked good on Saturday because of two things – the partnership of Wesley Fofana and Trevoh Chalobah in defence keeping them solid, plus the return of Cole Palmer in attack.

Fofana took the chance after the game to speak about Palmer’s influence in particular. The attacking midfielder got a nice goal in the first half, and Fofana was then a major part of defending that lead for the rest of the game.

Fofana on “star” Palmer

Cole Palmer celebrates his first goal since September. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

“He’s a star – he’s the best player in the team when he’s on the pitch,” Fofana said in quotes picked up by the club’s official website.

“He’s a different player. Everyone says that. In just 60 minutes against Everton he showed that. We’re happy he is back, and we hope he stays fit. Cole is close to the level of the guys like Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele – he’s a very good player. I’ve had the opportunity to play with and against some very good players, and he’s at the top.”

Fofana would know – he’s played with both of those guys with France. We hope that our star man can stay fit this season and get back to his best level. The defender also praised Malo Gusto’s showing:

“I’m very happy for Malo. He’s my friend, and we’re very close. A goal and an assist – I’m very proud of him because he works very hard every day.”

In other news…

Chelsea are looking to make more moves in January, as ever, and their latest interest is in Cassiano Kiala of Bayern Munich, whose father has been in London for talks with the Blues and another Premier League club.

Enzo Maresca’s comments from yesterday still are ringing in the air – Simon Jordan had an interesting theory on what was going on with the coach after his amazing outburst.