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Jude Bellingham warned he is now worth less than Cole Palmer as ex-England hero ranks Chelsea talisman alongside Lamine Yamal

<p>All-action midfielder <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/explained-why-real-madrid-jude-bellingham-x-factor-david-beckham-wayne-rooney-peak-michael-owen/blt99f1213636f801d8" target="_blank">Bellingham became England’s most valuable asset</a> after moving to Real Madrid in 2023 and becoming a Champions League winner. He helped the Three Lions to the final of Euro 2024, where Palmer scored in a heartbreaking defeat to Spain.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Bellingham’s influence at Santiago Bernabeu has waned slightly, while <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/man-city-absolutely-mad-sell-cole-palmer-chelsea-psg-transfer-emphatically-ruled-out/bltca8dc2c32b8d940b" target="_blank">Palmer inspired Chelsea to Conference League and FIFA Club World Cup glory</a> in 2024-25. The 23-year-old playmaker is <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/cole-palmer-next-zinedine-zidane-help-chelsea-estevao-willian-jamie-gittens-never-lionel-messi-cristiano-ronaldo/blt77df071dabe31730" target="_blank">considered to form part of the global elite</a>.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>That talent bracket is also occupied by <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/barcelona-wonderkid-lamine-yamal-explains-why-ignore-lionel-messi-comparisons/blt6610d860cf726526" target="_blank">Barca wonderkid Yamal</a> - who, like Palmer, has <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/joan-laporta-lamine-yamal-comparisons-lionel-messi-barcelona-president-genius-best-world/blt9b536b527ed1ec13" target="_blank">inherited an iconic No.10 shirt</a> this summer. They are considered to be two of the most valuable assets in world football.</p>

DID YOU KNOW?

<p>Ex-England international Chris Waddle has told <em>Flashscore</em>, who provide the <a href="https://www.flashscore.co.uk/betting/best-betting-sites/ " target="_blank">best betting sites</a>: "I think if Cole Palmer was available, you’d have to break the bank to get him. Lamine Yamal is in that same category. I think Palmer would go for more than Jude Bellingham.</p><p>"In the modern game players go for over £100 million and at the minute you’d have to say about £150 million, Palmer is around that category. The money has gone daft, in my day you’d pay £1 million for a player, it’s just gone ridiculous. At the moment, Palmer and Yamal would be worth over £100 million."</p>

WHAT WADDLE SAID

<p>Palmer has extended his <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/cole-palmer-chelsea-contract-details-revealed-existence-champions-league-release-clause-questioned/blt49bc297371bfd21a" target="_blank">contract at Stamford Bridge through to 2033</a>, meaning that he is unlikely to be on the move any time soon. Bellingham’s deal in Madrid is due to run until the summer of 2029.</p>

WHAT NEXT FOR PALMER?

Jude Bellingham warned he is now worth less than Cole Palmer as ex-England hero ranks Chelsea talisman alongside Lamine Yamal | Goal.com

Jude Bellingham has been told he is now worth less than Cole Palmer, with Chelsea&apos;s talismanic No.10 sitting alongside Barcelona starlet Lamine Yamal.