Palmer’s first season at Stamford Bridge was an undeniable success, with the now 22-year-old scoring 25 goals and recording 15 assists in his 45 games in all competitions, following his move from Manchester City.

With 22 goals and 11 assists in 33 Premier League games, Palmer’s goal contribution of more than one per league game (79.3 minutes) meant he was recognised with a string of personal honours: Chelsea Player of the Year voted for by the fans, the Players' Player of the Year Award, the Premier League’s Young Player of the Season and the PFA Premier League Fans’ Player of the Year were all to take pride upon his mantelpiece.

It wasn’t just in the Blue of Chelsea where Palmer made his mark. The versatile attacker earned a much-deserved maiden England call-up in November 2023, having helped his country lift the Under-21 Euros the previous summer, and came off the bench in five of England’s seven Euro 2024 games, scoring in the 2-1 defeat to Spain in the final.

So it came as no surprise that we were keen to secure Palmer’s services for even longer and earlier this month it was announced he had signed a two-year extension, taking his contract until the summer of 2033.

Palmer was one of six shortlisted for tonight’s Men’s 2023/24 PFA Young Player of the Year award, beating Manchester United duo Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo, former Chelsea academy player Michael Olise, João Pedro of Brighton and Hove Albion and Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka.

He was also nominated for the PFA Players' Player of the Year gong, which was won by Manchester City's Phil Foden.

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Tonight’s award ceremony took place at Manchester Opera House, where our summer signing Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall was named in the Championship Team of the Year.

The midfielder’s 12 goals and 14 assists for Enzo Maresca’s title-winning Leicester City also saw him nominated for the PFA Championship Player of the Year, which was won by Crysencio Summerville.

A number of Chelsea Women’s players were also up for awards during the night, which you can read more about here.