Chelsea star Cole Palmer hailed Lionel Messi as the greatest of all time when picking his favourite players to grace a football pitch.
Palmer, a former Manchester City academy graduate, has seen his stock skyrocket since moving to Chelsea in 2023. Last season, he helped the Blues lift both the UEFA Conference League, completing the UEFA club set, and the reworked FIFA Club World Cup in Enzo Maresca’s first season in charge.
Palmer even went as far to rank two players ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo when revealing his top four of all time.
“Messi, because he’s the GOAT,” Palmer said to . “Neymar, [Wayne] Rooney, [Cristiano] Ronaldo.”






