24 Jan 2026 16:50:53
Is there any truth in the palmer rumours?

1.) 24 Jan 2026
24 Jan 2026 20:15:56
No chance.

2.) 24 Jan 2026
24 Jan 2026 20:37:04
Agreed on no chance. He was a United fan as a kid, but that doesn’t mean much in modern football.

He has a really long contract too, so would cost a fortune.

I know he’s not been great for the last year, but why would Chelsea want to sell anyway?

3.) 24 Jan 2026
24 Jan 2026 20:44:04
I’d say it’s something for the summer and depends on circumstances. UCL, Bruno, other clubs?

Palmer would be a good Bruno replacement and a Utd fan, and is reported as home sick. A nice idea.

4.) 25 Jan 2026
25 Jan 2026 05:37:39
He's a good player no doubt, but with Mbeumo, Amad and the young Shea Lacey do we really need another left footed RW/No.10 type player?

5.) 25 Jan 2026
25 Jan 2026 16:23:34
Can't see us spending the sort of money needed to sign Palmer, as said he is on a long contract which will not help.
Would also expect him to want a significant wage increase and we are moving away from that model.

That said he would be a quality addition and does appear to want a return to the area.

6.) 25 Jan 2026
25 Jan 2026 19:07:43
Rumour might gather pace if Bruno leaves. But still won’t happen.

7.) 27 Jan 2026
27 Jan 2026 21:42:35
Fallguy, the rumour might but the chances of it happening probably stay the same.

We signed Bruno's replacement in the summer when we brought Cunha in, we also have Mount in the squad. While if we decide to move to a 433 rather than a 4231 then Mainoo probably takes that more offensive midfielder role (ideally alongside Anderson and Baleba) .

8.) 28 Jan 2026
28 Jan 2026 16:28:13
There is always room for a quality creative goalscoring player.

9.) 28 Jan 2026
28 Jan 2026 21:19:23
Jodler, to an extent I agree, however you don't want to stockpile players who all suit the same role/position.

Ideally you want a variety of different attackers who all bring something a little different, players you can rotate around or sub in to change a game.

It'd be foolish to bring in a player who is similar in style and role to multiple players we already have, while we have massive gaps in our squad that need addressing elsewhere. Adding another cherry for the top of the cake when we don't have any sponge would be stupid.

10.) 29 Jan 2026
29 Jan 2026 06:10:40
Shappy, I agree that it would be foolish to spend a fortune on Palmer at the moment for the reason that we have several creative left footed players that are comfortable on the right.

But I'm not sure about Cunha being a replacement for Bruno. Cunha is a fantastic talent, comfortable across the front 3 and in the number 10, but I don't think he will hold the number 10 role when Bruno leaves.

Bruno gives the ball away more than most in that role in recent years, certainly compared to De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Odegaard for example, but Cunha is even more risky in possession than Bruno, and I suspect we might look to replace Bruno with someone slightly more adept at retaining the ball.

In an ideal world, I would consider a perfect United number 10 to be able to break lines with their ball carrying ability and their passing range, provide goals both with late runs into the box and shooting from distance, retain possession and complement the double pivot in controlling the tempo, and still provide a significant threat on the counter attack.

And that basically describes De Bruyne, but I don't know if there are many current players that fit that profile as close as Palmer currently does. I really like Morgan Rogers, but I'm not sure he has the composure to drop a bit deeper and control games. Maybe Kobbie Mainoo will develop into someone that nearly fits that mold, and we will play a more conventional 4-3-3 with a single number 6 and two number 8s, with Cunha starting when we play with a genuine number 10.

I wouldn't be surprised if United aren't even thinking about Palmer this summer, given the cash it will cost to sort the central midfield. But perhaps the following year we might look at Palmer, and given his injury issues this season, it would be sensible to wait to see if he can put that behind him.