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Cole Palmer responds to Man Utd links: ‘I’ve got no plans to move from Chelsea’

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Palmer has been linked with a move to Manchester United amid reports of homesickness

Cole Palmer has shut down talk of a move to Manchester United by insisting that he has “no plans” to leave Chelsea . Palmer, a Manchester City academy graduate and boyhood United fan, has been linked with a switch back to his home city amid struggles this season at Stamford Bridge. But the England international has reiterated his commitment to the Blues ahead of the visit of United on Saturday evening.

“Everyone just talks,” he told The Guardian when probed on the reports. “When I see it I just laugh. Cole Palmer has shut down reports linking him to Man United (Getty) “Obviously Manchester is my home.

All my family are there, but I don’t miss it. Maybe I’ll miss it if I don’t go for three months or something. But then when I get home I think there’s nothing there for me anyway.

“I’ve got no plans to move from Chelsea. We’ve still got a lot to play for. We’ve got the FA Cup semi-final [against Leeds] and if we finish in a Champions League spot it puts us in a good position to sign players that we need.