Chelsea currently sit seventh in the Premier League table, but co-owner Behdad Eghbali said this week that the club intends on signing “more ready-made players” to compete for major trophies. Palmer says that assurances have been made that this will be followed through on.
“If we finish in a Champions League spot it puts us in a good position to sign players that we need,” he said. “We spoke to the owners and they’re sure of the players that are gonna do it. Reece (James) won’t sign a six-year contract if he’s not spoken to the owners and the directors.
“Me and Reece spoke a lot. About things we need, players we need to sign and how things need to be. He wouldn’t sign a new contract if he didn’t know what was going on.”
Liam Rosenior has come under pressure during a poor run of results, but Palmer has backed the head coach.
“The manager is good and when he has a proper pre-season and gets his ideas across properly and the way he wants to play he’s a top coach. ”
