Emerson Palmieri hasn't spoken with Thomas Tuchel about a return to Chelsea this summer, but the Italian international says he would be "very happy" to come back to the club after spending the 2021/22 campaign on loan at Ligue 1 side Lyon.
The 27-year-old made the switch to France last August having fallen behind both Ben Chilwell and Marcos Alonso in the pecking order at left wing-back under Tuchel. Yet the Blues head coach stressed on multiple occasions the professionalism with which Emerson carried himself.
It's why come the winter transfer window – after Chilwell had suffered a knee ligament injury in November that ruled him out for almost five months – Chelsea made an attempt to end the Italian international's loan early. But despite having been offered a fee to cancel the loan, Lyon opted to keep Emerson.
