A couple of days after the chaos of Stamford Bridge, Cole Palmer sits in the serenity of a large room at St George’s Park in Staffordshire.
Straight out of Wythenshawe, Manchester, Palmer is asked to consider the next stage of a career trajectory on which someone would appear to have pressed fast forward.
‘Yeah, it’s been crazy,’ Palmer says. ‘The changes have happened so fast. From winning the Euros with the Under 21s, to signing for Chelsea, then getting called up here. It’s all happened so fast. I am excited for it all.