Manchester City's youth ranks consist of some of Europe's brightest prospects and one of them is the Under-21 England international
Cole Palmer. At just 20 years old, Palmer has already managed to impress City boss
Pep Guardiola, who has given the youngster opportunities to shine in the first team. However, Palmer's precocious talent has been recognized by some of Europe's top sides, and one of them is Borussia Dortmund. With the 2022/23 summer transfer window coming to a close, Dortmund has revealed that it would like to sign Palmer on a season-long loan.The youngster, who is primarily an attacking midfielder, can also play out wide. Despite excelling when handed first-team opportunities last season, he got injured which ruled him out for quite some time. The good thing is that the youngster is back in action and featured in the recent friendly Manchester City played against Barcelona. However, reportedly,
Pep Guardiola isn't too keen on letting Palmer go. Even though City's first-team squad is among the strongest in Europe, Guardiola wants Palmer to stay put.On the other hand, Dortmund wants to push for the Bundesliga title this season and challenge Bayern, who have run away with the championship for several years in a row. The black-and-yellows would love all the help they can get to sustain a serious title bid and also make an impression on the European stage. While it's not certain that Palmer will be given a starting berth in all of Dortmund's matches, he will certainly get more first-team opportunities than he is getting at Manchester City.During the 2021/22 winter transfer window, Palmer was approached by Manchester City's Premier League rivals Newcastle United. However,
Pep Guardiola refused to give into Newcastle's demands, and Palmer ended up staying the remainder of the season at Manchester City. It will be interesting to see whether Dortmund can convince Guardiola to part with Palmer for just this season.