Bruno Fernandes is a greater attacking midfielder than Cole Palmer – regardless of the England star serving to Chelsea to UEFA Convention League glory.
That is the view of Adebayo Akinfenwa, who believes Palmer must have extra performances like his glorious second-half efficiency in opposition to Actual Betis within the closing within the coming years.
Chelsea got here from behind to win the Convention League closing 4-1 with the assistance of two assists from their star man.
Palmer was named because the Participant of the Match and lifted his first trophy as a Blues participant since signing in 2023 from Manchester Metropolis.
Nonetheless, while EFL legend Akinfenwa acknowledges his high quality, it is Manchester United star Fernandes who he prefers out of the 2.
Talking on talkSPORT’s Sports activities Bar Weekende, host Adam Catterall defined: “Final week we had been speaking about world class gamers.
“We had been speaking about gamers that step up when their staff wants them probably the most.
“We witnessed the Europa League closing the place sure world class gamers went lacking, however I do not know when you noticed Wednesday evening.
“It is hit the fan, Betis are doing the enterprise, it is slipping away from Chelsea, [Palmer] world class! Steps up, pulled his staff out of it, received the job achieved, bagged a trophy, that is what the highest boys do Ryan!”
talkSPORT BET’s Ryon Scott-Douglas then stated: “I stand by the truth that Bruno Fernandes is world class, I say he is world class, and I’ve stated I believe he is higher than Cole Palmer.
“So clearly, Cole Palmer’s pulled out an absolute worldie and truthful sufficient, it was superb. However my counter to it will be Palmer was being performed within the right place. I am going to simply cease it there, as a result of Bruno has performed centre mid.”
“I second it, I charge Bruno,” Akinfenwa stated in settlement on the present.
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“Greater than Cole Palmer?” Catterall requested, to which the previous striker responded: “Yeah I do.
“Do not get it twisted, I believe Cole Palmer… and I’ve truly referred to as him Chilly Palmer as properly as a result of he is chilly.
“However I nonetheless assume he is received to do it for a bit bit extra time.”
Palmer excelled in his first season at Chelsea by scoring 25 targets and helping one other 15 within the Premier League, FA Cup and Carabao Cup.
Though his numbers within the 2024/25 marketing campaign have been much less, the 23-year-old nonetheless managed attain 27 targets involvements.
As compared, Fernandes scored 19 targets and assisted 20 others in what was a disastrous season for United.
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The Portuguese worldwide has been a shining gentle in a staff that completed fifteenth within the Premier League and misplaced the Europa League closing.
Nonetheless, Fernandes could have performed his final ever match for United.
talkSPORT understands he’s severely considering leaving Outdated Trafford for a transfer to Saudi Arabia.
Fernandes’ agent Miguel Pinho has held talks with Al Hilal, who’ve provided him a contract value £65million-a-year.
Sources say the discussions had been ‘productive’ forward of a possible transfer that might value the Saudi Professional League aspect £100m.