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Emerson Palmieri's 'Future Is in London,' Says Chelsea Defender's Agent

Emerson Palmieri is "happy" at Chelsea and will remain at the club into next season, his representative has confirmed.

The left-back joined the Blues from Roma in January 2018, but he was handed just 279 minutes of Premier League action by manager Antonio Conte in the second half of the 2017-18 campaign.

Due to the presence of Marcos Alonso in the Chelsea squad, Emerson still only started seven of their 38 Premier League games in 2018-19.

However, the Italy international played in 11 of Chelsea's 15 games in their triumphant UEFA Europa League campaign, providing an assist for Olivier Giroud's opener as they beat Arsenal 4-1 in Wednesday's final (U.