Fulham captain Tom Cairney has named Chelsea’s Cole Palmer as both the signing of the season and player of the season in the Premier League.

“Palmer is the signing of the season and player of the season,” Cairney told the Footballer’s Football podcast. “What a player.

“It was 170 minutes or something of Premier League football in his career [before he moved to Chelsea]. He gets bought for £40m, and he has put the team on his back.

“Even early in the season with those big penalties where he said ‘no, give me the ball’ at 21 years old. He’s taken a mid-table team all season and been the star man.

“What he’s done in a Chelsea shirt is more impressive than what anyone else has done in my opinion.”