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Chelsea starlet Reggie Walsh has revealed Cole Palmer is the first-team player he looks up to most.

Palmer’s start to the season has been heavily disrupted by a recurring groin injury , but he has proven a shrewd signing since his September 2023 move from Manchester City and become Chelsea's primary source of goals.

The England attacker has now been cited as a role model by Chelsea’s academy player Walsh, who became Chelsea’s third-youngest player in history when, aged 16, he made his senior debut against Djurgarden in the Conference League semi-finals in May.

A week later,

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