Alan Shearer makes shock £150 Premier League transfer claim

Alan Shearer has hailed the 'phenomenal and outstanding' Cole Palmer after his four-goal haul against Brighton - and explained why his value has skyrocketed

Football legend Alan Shearer has hailed England's Cole Palmer as an exceptional talent who could command a transfer fee nearing £150 million. Shearer pointed to Palmer's extraordinary performances for Chelsea, especially after being instrumental in decimating Brighton with four first-half goals—a Premier League first.

With his continued impact at Chelsea, notably mentioned are his goal-scoring prowess against West Ham and his contribution to Crystal Palace, the football icon believes the young midfielder's value could skyrocket well beyond the £42.5 million Chelsea spent to bring him from Manchester City just over a year ago.

Shearer lauded Palmer, saying: "We seem to be talking about Cole Palmer quite often these days, which is great for him and for Chelsea because he's a phenomenal talent and takes everything in his stride. Nothing seems to affect both his ability or his attitude."

"He uses that arrogance in a brilliant way, the confidence and the belief in himself, but then for him to pull it all off is superb."

"When he scores the number of goals he has done at Chelsea, and to become the first player ever to score four goals in the first half of a Premier League game, it just shows the heights he could reach.", reports the Mirror.

Alan Shearer stated: "I thought he was going to join the list of players to score five goals and perhaps he should've but he's an incredible talent. It looks as if Chelsea have got him for a snip as well."

Shearer added that some had questioned the transfer fee paid for the player, but it now seems like a shrewd move. "There were eyebrows raised when they paid that amount of money for him but now it looks to be incredible business because if he were to be put on the market now, you can imagine that price tag being north of £130million-£140million."

Shearer also referenced Jamie Carragher's assertion that Cole Palmer has been the Premier League's top player over the past year. "It's hard to argue with Jamie Carragher who said Cole Palmer has been the best player in the Premier League over the last 12/13 months."

However, Shearer noted that Phil Foden, the previous season's Player of the Season, is also a strong contender once he gets a run of games. "But then Phil Foden won Player of the Season last year, so he did something special as well. Having said that, Phil hasn't had a run of games yet this season so I wouldn't argue with what Jamie Carragher said necessarily, but there are several other contenders. Cole has been phenomenal and outstanding."