Chelsea midfielder, Cole Palmer has revealed the conversation he had with Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, before he made his move to Chelsea.
Palmer left the Premier League champions in the summer in a £42.5m transfer.
In an interview with Mail Sport, the 21-year-old opened up on the ultimatum Guardiola gave him.
“Initially I didn’t want to leave. I said I would go on loan and play for a year so I was ready for first-team football more because I didn’t play a lot of minutes [last season].
“But then Pep said “You’re either staying or you’re getting sold” and, so yeah, I just got sold.
“I was a bit confused why they wouldn’t let me go on loan but [then] I said I wanted to go to Chelsea and I’m glad it’s turned out the way it has,” Palmer said.
EPL: Stay at Man City or get sold – How Guardiola forced Palmer to join Chelsea
