Chelsea star’s agent rules out loan and confirms Blues want permanent deal

Chelsea defender’s agent Emerson Palmieri has confirmed that the Blues are not considering allowing the Brazilian to leave the club on loan but on a permanent deal.

Emerson has seen limited playing time this season with the Italian playing in just seven game ever since the 2020-21 campaign began.

His playing time has been limited due to the arrival of Ben Chilwell from Leicester City.

The 26-year-old has made just the one appearance in the Premier League, despite featuring in four of Chelsea’s Champions League matches this season.

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His agent while speaking to FC Inter News concerning his future noted that Frank Lampard is unwilling to allow his out-of-favour full-back depart in January on loan as the club would prefer to ‘monetise’ any proposed move.

His agent said concerning the move:

“Emerson Palmieri to Inter on a free loan? Absolutely not. Chelsea eventually wants to monetize his sale. Not having liquidity is a problem”, explained the super-agent.

“Some teams have already done some polls, but not I reveal which ones. How much does it cost? We haven’t talked about it.”

Emerson, 26, joined Chelsea in 2018 from Serie A side AS Roma in a move which cost the club just £18m but since his arrival in London, Emerson has featured in just 62 matches in all competitions.