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Nothing sums up the frenzied thinking at Chelsea quite like a signing they didn't initially want to make ending up being named their Player of the Year.
Cole Palmer's remarkable rise at Stamford Bridge was one of the few highlights that manager Mauricio Pochettino can look back on with pride as he contemplates his next step in football following Tuesday's departure from the Blues by mutual consent.
Pochettino's reputation for developing young players was one reason why he was given the job last summer, and Palmer's progress exceeded all expectations as he ended the campaign with 22 goals and 11 assists from 34 Premier League games, second only to Erling Haaland in the race for the Golden Boot.