Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has defended his decision to sell Cole Palmer to Chelsea, noting that the academy player had expressed his desire to leave the club for two years before eventually joining the Blues.
Man City sold Palmer to Chelsea for £42.5m on deadline day in September.
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