Back in the groove for Chelsea, attacking midfielder will be competing with Bellingham and Foden for World Cup berth
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hings that Cole Palmer is not bothered about, part 89: golf. Which is a pity as he is spending a warm-weather training week with England at the magnificent Camiral Golf & Wellness resort; the expected venue for the 2031 Ryder Cup.
Formula One. Palmer attended the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday with Thomas Tuchel and the rest of the England squad, which he thought was good. “I went to the one in Abu Dhabi not long ago,” he says, presumably meaning the race in Bahrain or Saudi Arabia. Who knows, who cares? “But I fell asleep at that one.”
The searing heat in the US, which Palmer will experience with Chelsea in the coming weeks at the Club World Cup. And then again next summer if and when England qualify for the World Cup, which is also being hosted by Canada and Mexico. “It will play a part because I’m not used to it, but I don’t think it will be a big problem,” he says.
