‘Next year, if Chelsea come back, work hard, and make sure they can qualify for the Champions League and compete for the Premier League, then everything is happy for Palmer.
Dwight Yorke insists a lack of top European football could be a ‘problem’ for Palmer and says Premier League champions-elect Liverpool could launch a sensation move for the Chelsea star.
‘If they finished outside the Champions League this year Palmer will want to being playing Champions League football.
‘He’s getting to the stage where, you know, the lad’s top drawer, so he’ll want to be playing Champions League, watching Champions League.
Asked if he expects Palmer to push for a summer move himself if Chelsea fail to qualify for the Champions League, Yorke told CasinoBeats: ‘He doesn’t strike me as that kind individual.