Chelsea’s final permanent signing of the transfer window is one that divided the fanbase straight down the middle.
However, one Blues legend believes that the new player has what it takes to follow in the footsteps of the club’s talisman.
Chelsea signed Alejandro Garnacho from Manchester United in the final 48 hours of the transfer window after being linked to him all summer long.
The Argentine was spotted in the stands for the game against Fulham and has now been put through the paces during his first few training sessions with his new club.
While not every Chelsea fan might be excited about the newest addition to Enzo Maresca’s team, they can take heart from the fact that the Argentine only wanted to join the Blues and turned down several other clubs in favour of them.
Though there have been questions raised about Garnacho’s attitude in the past, Florent Malouda believes that he can follow in the footsteps of Cole Palmer.
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Florent Malouda predicts Alejandro Garnacho can follow Cole Palmer’s trajectory at Chelsea
Garnacho is in contention to start the Premier League game against Brentford this weekend, but Chelsea’s talisman, Cole Palmer, faces a race against time to be fit for the game.
Palmer was signed for a similar amount of money as Garnacho, and Malouda believes that he can have a similar impact as Palmer on one condition.
He said to Simon Phillips’ Substack, “Alejandro Garnacho has talent and could follow the Cole Palmer trajectory; he even has a similar price tag. It’s about delivering, unlike Jadon Sancho, who wasn’t able to show his talent and make a difference. What you expect from a player like Garnacho is how he’s able to be consistent in performance and have an impact.
“For me, it also comes with personal ambition. It’s a done deal, but it shouldn’t be seen as an escape from Manchester United. His ambition should be to become a world-class player at a top football club like Chelsea.
“That’s the kind of mindset we expect from him, and of course, being an impact on the offensive part of Chelsea’s game.”
Malouda is not the only one to predict big things from Garnacho at Stamford Bridge. Recently, Manchester United legend Paul Scholes also backed the winger to be a success at his new club.
Scholes also added that the player’s attitude is not something that the fans should be worried about.
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