‘I wish’… Ian Wright says he wishes £40m English player was at Arsenal now

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Cole Palmer has perhaps been the breakout star in the Premier League this season.

A number of players have burst onto the scene this year such as Conor Bradley, Lewis Miley and even Kobbie Mainoo, but Palmer may well be the best of the bunch.

The £40m man came into Chelsea in the summer and he’s immediately made the team his own.

Palmer looks a class above everyone else at Stamford Bridge, and it’s fair to say that his £40m fee is starting to look like a bargain now.

Speaking on the Wrighty’s House Podcast, Ian Wright has been full of praise for the winger, and he says that he would’ve loved to have seen Palmer at Arsenal.

Ian Wright would’ve liked Cole Palmer at Arsenal

The pundit spoke about the Chelsea star.

“I wish we (Arsenal), I don’t want to say who I’d have had him in for, but I’d have loved to have had Cole Palmer.

“I heard someone saying something that he’s like Mahrez, but he’s not that player, he has so much more,” Wright said.

Wouldn’t have been right

As good as Palmer could’ve been at Arsenal, it has to be said that this move wouldn’t have been right for him at this point.

Let’s not forget, Palmer left Manchester City in search of first-team minutes and there’s no way Arsenal could’ve offered that to him at this moment in time.

Think about it, the likes of Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard and Gabriel Martinelli are all immovable in this Arsenal side, and if Palmer had come in, he would’ve found himself on the bench more often than not, and that’s not what he wanted.

As strange as it sounds to say considering their recent form and current league position, but a move to Chelsea was perfect for Palmer this summer.